BOURKE-WHITE, Margaret.

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Photographs of U.S.S.R. Limited edition, number 98 of 1,000 copies signed by the photographer. Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) was the first Western professional photographer permitted into the Soviet Union. These large-format photogravures, taken during the summers of 1931-32, include striking images of Russia, Georgia, and Ukraine. Complete copies in such good condition are uncommon in commerce.One of the most important photographers of the 20th century, Bourke-White was the first female photographer for Fortune and Life magazines, the first female US war correspondent, and the first woman to photograph combat zones during the Second World War. "In her time, she was one of the best-known American women, not just one of the best-known female photographers. By 1934 Bourke-White was listed in Who's Who. A year later she was cited as one of the ten most successful career women in New York City, and the year after that she was named one of the ten outstanding women in America" (ANB). Her legacy was cemented in the 1930s when she carried out photo essay projects on Germany, the Dust Bowl, the impact of the Depression in the American Midwest, and the Soviet Union. "I first went to Soviet Russia because it was the new land of the machine. Lathes, looms and smoke stacks had caught my imagination in America. Here the machine is taken for granted; it seems a natural part of our world. I was eager to record the growth of the machine in a new setting, among people who saw it with unac

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