Anne Wardrope Brigman
author · photographer
Anne Wardrope Brigman (1869–1950) was an American photographer and poet, notable for being one of the original members of the Photo-Secession movement in America. Born in Hawaii to missionary parents, she moved to California as a teenager. She became a prominent figure in the bohemian art community of the San Francisco Bay Area, befriending figures like Jack London and Charles Keeler. Her photography is characterized by its pictorialist style, often featuring allegorical studies and female nudes set in naturalistic landscapes, particularly in the Sierra Nevada. Brigman was known for her deliberate artistic choices, including extensive manual touch-ups of negatives with paints and pencils to achieve a painterly effect. She was recognized as an artist both in the United States and internationally, receiving awards and exhibiting her work in major galleries and museums.[1,2,3]
Themes
- female nude
- pictorialism
- allegory
- nature
Books
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Songs of a paganauthor · photographer
Works by Anne Wardrope Brigman
- Songs of a Pagan 1949 · Caxton Printers, Ltd. · book · English A collection of poetry and photographs published a year before her death.
- Wild Flute Songs Caxton Printers, Ltd. · book · English A second volume of photographs and poems not printed in her lifetime.
Exhibitions
- 1904 Solo exhibit Palette, Lyre and Pen Club of Oakland, Oakland solo
- 1904 Solo exhibit Vickery, Atkins & Torrey Gallery, San Francisco solo
- 1904 Solo exhibit Paul Elder Gallery, San Francisco solo
- 1908 Special exhibit for her photographs Secession Club, New York solo
- 1936 Solo exhibition Bothwell and Cooke Galleries solo
Awards
- 1909 Gold Medal Alaska-Yukon Exposition
- First silver medal Birmingham Photographic Society