NGV International opens exhibition on Women Photographers, 1900–1975

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) International has opened Women Photographers 1900–1975: A Legacy of Light, an exhibition showcasing over 300 works by ladies photographers from the 20th century.

The show contains pictures, prints, photobooks, postcards, and magazines, with greater than 130 gadgets on public view for the primary time.

The exhibition options well-known photographers corresponding to Diane Arbus, Dora Maar, Lee Miller, Dorothea Lange, and Olive Cotton, alongside lesser-known figures together with Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, Lola Álvarez Bravo, and Ponch Hawkes.

Works span portraiture, photojournalism, panorama, vogue, and experimental images, reflecting social, political, and cultural developments from 1900 to 1975.

Key items embrace Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother, Dora Maar’s portraits of Pablo Picasso, Olive Cotton’s Teacup Ballet, 1935, Ilse Bing’s self-portraits, Lee Miller’s portrait of Man Ray, and Ponch Hawkes’ photographs of Melbourne’s inner-city life within the Seventies.

NGV Director Tony Ellwood stated the exhibition highlights traditionally underrepresented areas of the NGV assortment and gives a possibility to view each acquainted and lesser-known photographers.

The exhibition runs till 3 May 2026. Tickets and additional info can be found at ngv.melbourne.