30 For 30: Women in the World, As Themselves
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re featuring items from the PWP Archives* each day on this blog. In looking back, we see not only where we started, but how far photography, women, and the world have come since 1975.
PWP grew out of a show of women photographers in 1975, with its structure inspired by the consciousness raising groups of Women’s Lib. So it has always been deeply involved with women’s issues, and through some recent exhibitions took a close look at what it means to be female in today’s world:
2007 “InDwelling: Living in a Female Body” exhibition
The PWP exhibition A Woman’s World was held at Macy’s in Herald Square (the world’s largest store!) during Women’s History Month 2011:
Invitation PWP’s “A Woman’s World” exhibition
Images from the show were featured in Reflections, a publication of the Yale Divinity School. Titled “Women’s Journeys: Progress and Peril,” the issue presented different thoughts and perspectives on gender:
Images from “Woman’s World” were featured in the Yale publication “Reflections” gender issue
PWP’s 2014 We Au Natural exhibition allowed women to picture themselves as they saw themselves, unvarnished. The first installation took place at Brooklyn Fire Proof in Bushwick, the second at Manhattan’s Soho Photo Gallery:
PWP’s 2014 “We Au Natural” installation at Brooklyn Fire Proof
“We Au Natural” being installed in the guest artist spot at Soho Photo Gallery
PWP’s Women Inspired show was held at the Grady Alexis Gallery in Manhattan:
PWP’s “Women Inspired” exhibition at the Grady Alexis Gallery
– Catherine Kirkpatrick
*The PWP Archives were acquired by the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library of Emory University
Links to all the 30 For 30 Women’s History Month blogs:
Help Me Please! Hopelessly Waiting…
Exhibition and Anger
Spreading the Word
Early Ads On Paper
Cards and Letters
A Lady, a Truck, a Singing Dog
Women of Vision
A Show of Their Own
Taking It To the Street
Sisters of Sister Cities
Sold!
Education and More
Face of a Changing City
Digital Enabling
Expanding Walls and Other Possibilities
A Wonderful Life–Lady Style
Branding–the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Great Change Sweeps In
PWP Goes Live!
Honoring the Upcoming
Continuity Through Change
Reaching Out
Eye a Woman Naked
Rapidly Multiplying Alternative Options
Women In the World, As Themselves
Kudos!
Friends Who Overcame and Inspired
Reversing the Gaze
Photography and More
Chicks Telling It Like It Is
Looking Back With Thanks