In ten pages this paper examines the fascinating life and work of this important female photographer. Six sources are cited in the bibliography and 3 visuals are also included.
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remained on the masthead of Life magazine until 1969. This discussion will look at the woman and her work. Bibliography lists 6 sources and three visuals.
BBbrkwht.doc MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE (1904-1971) Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., April 2001 Note to student: You will find that photos of the artist
and her work follow this text and bibliography. You may decide if you wish to incorporate them in this sample paper, or leave as an addendum - your call.
Introduction Margaret Bourke-White (1904 - 1971) is the kind of woman you want to read stories about to first yourself, and then to any and all girl children that might
come into your area. She was a dedicated professional photographer at a time when it was an unheard of activity for a woman. Her name remained on the
masthead of Life magazine until 1969. This discussion will look at the woman and her work Personal History Bourke-White was born in either 1904 or 1906. As a
child she was encouraged to excel by her parents, both professionals. Not setting her sights low she enrolled at Columbia University in 1922, but did not graduate until 1927,
after switching majors several times. And then it was not from Columbia, but she did graduate from Cornell as a photography major. Using her mothers maiden name
hyphenated with her own, as Bourke-White; she went off to the big city of Cleveland, to seek her fame and fortune (http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/bourke-white.html) Work After Cleveland it was on to New
York City as a free-lance or independent photo-journalist. From there she began an amazing series of "firsts." It would be nice to believe that she happened to be