Women: A Time Capsule of the American Feminist Landscape is the title of a series of iconic portraits of the women who transformed the American landscape in the second wave of feminism for women on the path to equality. Photographed by Lynn Gilbert in the years between 1976 and 1980 for the book Particular Passions: Talks with Women Who Shaped Our Times (1981), these images feature twelve pioneering women of the 20th century from the arts and sciences, politics and law, mathematics and athletics, who blazed paths in traditionally male fields, opening doors for future generations of American women, and by example, women worldwide. The portraits come from a body of work of forty-six women, which includes Bella Abzug, Julia Child, Joan Ganz Cooney, Betty Friedan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Grace Murray Hopper, Lucy Jarvis, Billie Jean King, Louise Nevelson, Diana Vreeland, Gloria Steinem and Barbara Walters. “These women were the most significant women in their disciplines when the photographs were taken”, says Lynn Gilbert. “Culled at a time pre-internet, pre-feminism and before women were celebrated for their own value and accomplishments, these women opened doors for generations of women who followed and inspire today’s society to realize the full impact of their vision and efforts.”
When Particular Passions was published in the 1980s, it was the first time a book had shed light on women who were actively engaged in changing perceptions of what women can be, what they can accomplish, and how they go about achieving their goals. The portrait of Louise Nevelson became an instant icon. “We hope this portfolio, a visual representation of the pioneers of the women’s movement, will be a call to action for women today so that the ERA (the Equal Rights Amendment) will finally be passed and women will be recognized as equal under the law and in our constitution. Coinciding with Women’s History Month in March, on the heels of the record-setting 2017 Women’s March, the #MeToo movement, and resurgence of efforts to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, we feel this show could not be more timely or valuable,” says Spencer Throckmorton, director of Throckmorton Fine Art and who represents Lynn Gilbert in New York.
This series of portraits is on view on the Throckmorton Fine Art booth at The Photography Show at AIPAD from April 4-8, 2018.
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