pictures by women: a history of modern photography

ilse bing
self-portrait in mirrors 1931


for much of photography’s 170-year history, women have expanded its roles by experimenting with every aspect of the medium. pictures by women: a history of modern photography presents a selection of outstanding photographs by women artists, charting the medium’s history from the dawn of the modern period to the present. to see at the moma until march 21, 2011.