Estelle Jussim

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Estelle Jussim (1927–2004) was a distinguished American historian of photography, writer, and professor. She taught at Simmons College in Boston for over two decades. Jussim was recognized as one of the most influential voices in photography and media, writing extensively on visual communication, photographic history, and movements without being restricted by any single critical ideology. Her work incorporated postmodern, deconstructionist, and feminist viewpoints. She served as a consultant to various photographic archives.[1,2]

Themes

  • visual communication
  • photographic history
  • media theory
  • feminism
  • postmodernism

Works by Estelle Jussim

  • Visual Communication and the Graphic Arts 1974 · book
  • Landscape as Photograph 1985 · book
  • Slave to Beauty: The Eccentric Life and Controversial Career of F. Holland Day 1981 · book Won the New-York Historical Society's prize for a work in the history of photography.
  • The Eternal Moment: Essays on the Photographic Image book

Awards

  • 1981 New-York Historical Society's Prize for a work in the history of photography New-York Historical Society

References

  1. Wikipedia: Estelle Jussim; vdb.org interview link
  2. Elisa Rolle: Estelle Jussim Biography link