Margaret Bourke-White. Works 1930-1960

Following the success of the exhibitions dedicated to Eve Arnold and Dorothea Lange, CAMERA proposes a new exhibition of a protagonist of 20th century photography: the American Margaret Bourke-White.

From 14 June to 6 October 2024 the spaces of the Centre will host an exhibition, curated by Monica Poggi, which through 150 photographs will tell the story of the work, the extraordinary life and the extremely high quality of Bourke-White’s shots, capable of recounting the complex human experience on the pages of widely circulated magazines – of which the exhibition presents a rich selection – resolutely overcoming barriers and gender boundaries.

The transformations of the world, at the heart of Bourke-White’s research, found their way onto the cover of the first issue of the legendary LIFE magazine, in her iconic portraits of Stalin and Gandhi, in her reportages on American industry, and in the reports she made during the Second World War in the Soviet Union, North Africa, Italy and Germany, where she documented the entry of US troops into Berlin and the horrors of the concentration camps. Forced to abandon photography due to Parkinson’s disease, from 1957 Bourke-White devoted herself to her autobiography, Portrait of Myself, published in 1963. He died in 1971 from complications of the disease.

 A catalogue published by Dario Cimorelli Editore will also be released on the occasion.