On the front porches on either side of the main entrance of The New York Public Library, What They Saw is showcasing images of six historical photobooks by women.
In this episode, of the New York Pubic Library's online Work/Cited program, NYPL's Elizabeth Cronin and editors/researchers Olga Yatskevich and Russet Lederman, co-editors of What They Saw: Historical Photobooks by Women, 1843–1999, will discuss women's involvement in the emergence and development of the photographic book—sharing both well-known books, as well as many forgotten examples.
Tour and learn about the rare books in the Print & Photo Study Room of the What They See Reading Rooms with Elizabeth Cronin, the Robert B. Menschel Curator of Photography at NYPL. Some of the books that will be shared are: Laure Albin-Guillot’s Micrographie decorative (1931), Adelaide Hanscom, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1905), Carrie Mae…
Tour and learn Tour and learn about the rare books in the Print & Photo Study Room of the What They See Reading Rooms with Elizabeth Cronin, the Robert B. Menschel Curator of Photography at NYPL. Some of the books that will be shared are: Laure Albin-Guillot’s Micrographie decorative (1931), Adelaide Hanscom, Rubáiyát of Omar…