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	She died from Parkinson disease on August 27, 1971 in Connecticut. Margaret was famous for being a photographer and a photojournalist. She wrote an autobiographical book called Portrait of Myself. Margaret studied photography as a hobby when she was a young women. She published a book called You Have Seen Their Faces in 1937.

. Time Warner Electronic Publishing is a joint venture between Warner Books, Inc. Contents of this site are adapted from Margaret Bourke-White, Photographer, a Bulfinch Press book. All photographs contained on the site may not be downloaded, stored, or reproduced in any manner without the written permission of Bulfinch Press. ; copyright 1998, The Estate of Margaret Bourke-White and the George Arents Research Library for Special Collections at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

Editorial Reviews From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Lynne Auld Art historian and photography critic Vicki Goldberg gives us a perceptive portrait of Margaret Bourke-White (1904-71), a woman who witnessed and interpreted many of the major events of the 1930-50s. As a child, Margaret White wanted to do "all the things women never do," and her nonconformist parents encouraged her. After a brief marriage at nineteen, Margaret combined her parents' surnames to re-christen herself Bourke-White, beginning a process of self-definition that is convincingly documented throughout the book. Single-minded hard work, an avid interest in the world, vigorous self-promotion, and a total lack of fear resulted in Margaret's evolution into one of the most famous and sought-after photographer-journalists of her day in an overwhelmingly male-dominated profession. Although the marriage was short-lived, it produced a collaboration of words and photographs comprising several books that chronicled the changes taking place in Russia, Europe, and the United States.

. Hardcover - (November 1999) 96 pages Editorial Reviews Amazon. com An inspiring biography of one of the most successful photojournalists of the 20th century, this life of Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) is exactly the type of book teachers and parents of adolescent girls are looking for. Author Susan Goldman Rubin gracefully deals with sensitive material such as the photographer's shame at discovering that her father was Jewish. And she does a remarkable job of choosing appropriate pictures.

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