Barbara Morgan
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Barbara Morgan (born Barbara Brooks Johnson) was an American photographer and artist renowned for her pioneering work in dance photography. She is particularly celebrated for her long-term collaboration with modern dancer Martha Graham, capturing the essence of contemporary dance through 'psychological lighting' and rhythmic compositions. A co-founder of Aperture magazine, Morgan also worked as a painter, printmaker, and educator at UCLA. Her artistic practice was deeply influenced by both Southwestern landscapes and the avant-garde movements in New York City. She is recognized for her ability to synthesize light, movement, and form into evocative visual narratives.[5]
Themes
- dance photography
- modern dance
- light drawing
- photomontage
Books
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Photography Speaks: 150 Photographers on Their Artauthor
Works by Barbara Morgan
- Martha Graham: Sixteen Dances in Photographs 1941 · Duell, Sloan and Pearce · book · English
- Summer's Children 1951 · Morgan and Morgan · book · English
Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award of American Society of Magazine Photographers American Society of Magazine Photographers