Historical Photographer: Gertrude Kasebier

Gertrude was born in 1852 in Fort Des Moines, Iowa. She attended Pratt Institute for the Arts in Brooklyn studying drawing and art before moving to photography. She furthered her education in Europe and became best known for the motivational career pushing pictures of woman, portraits of Native Americans, and narratives of motherhood. I really like the feminist push behind the pictures of the women. They are very classy, elegant, feminine and almost glamorous. The lighting is really effective as well, the bright over-exposed or really dark, they work to set the mood and tone of the photograph.