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Margaret Bourke-White โ€” Weeping Women, South Korea

Margaret Bourke-White

Weeping Women, South Korea

A powerful gelatin silver print by pioneering photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White, this image captures the raw, unrestrained grief of South Korean women during the Korean War era. Bourke-White's masterful use of light and shadow draws the viewer into an intimate moment of collective sorrow, the women's anguished expressions rendered with striking clarity and emotional depth. The photograph stands as a testament to Bourke-White's unflinching ability to document human suffering with both journalistic precision and profound compassion.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, mounted.

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Photographs from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago

November 18, 2014

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Margaret Bourke-White, Weeping Women, South Korea

A powerful gelatin silver print by pioneering photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White, this image captures the raw, unrestrained grief of South Korean women during the Korean War era. Bourke-White's masterful use of light and shadow draws the viewer into an intimate moment of collective sorrow, the women's anguished expressions rendered with striking clarity and emotional depth. The photograph stands as a testament to Bourke-White's unflinching ability to document human suffering with both journalistic precision and profound compassion.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, mounted.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Twentieth Century, Documentary, American, Emotional, Social Commentary, Portrait, Powerful, Black and White

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Art Institute of Chicago