Zoe Strauss accepted into Magnum Photos
The Philly-born and bred photographer joins the esteemed ranks of the international photo collective.
Zoe Strauss accepted into Magnum Photos
Molly Eichel
Philly gal and esteemed photographer Zoe Strauss was accepted as a nominee member of Magnum Photos, a photography collective founded by heavy-hitters Robert Capa, David "Chim" Seymour, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and William Vandivert in 1947. In two years, Strauss can elect to become an associate member, and two years after that a full member.
Strauss recently wrapped up a decade-spanning retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. "I think that Zoe's a major contemporary artist who happens to live in Philadelphia," said Peter Barberie, curator of photography at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Magnum membership supports Barberie's claim. A similar retrospective is currently on display at the Bruce Silverstein Gallery in New York.
Strauss recently came under fire after flipping the bird under a portrait of Ronald Reagan during a recent White House trip.
molly is such a hottie— noelcoward- "Strauss recently came under fire after flipping the bird under a portrait of Ronald Reagan during a recent White House trip".You forgot to add that both philly.com and the W.H. approve of that gesture!Long live civility and respect!— robwood
