Alice Austen: Early 20th Century Photographer & Queer Narrative

Nikki Aye is a photographer and the electronic image editor for equalpride’s full family of publications. As a lifelong protestor, Nikki is passionate regarding informing the important stories forming our queer historical narrative.

In guide, Yochelson “explains just how a lady that grew up in the Opulent Age, when the term ‘lesbian’ did not yet exist, tested and conformed to the conventional perfects of upper class,” according to a release.

Alice Austen’s Groundbreaking Life

Game-changing very early 20th-century professional photographer Alice Austen’s life and work are gathering the attention they deserve in the new bio also EXCELLENT TO MARRY: The Life and Pictures of Miss Alice Austen, by art chronicler and manager Bonnie Yochelson. A trailblazer, Austen is the very first well-known woman professional photographer to endeavor outside of her workshop to take her pictures, frequently carrying hefty equipment on her bike for miles in her indigenous Staten Island, New York, according to AliceAusten.org.

Challenging Gender Norms Through Photography

An ardent tennis player and bicyclist, Austen’s photos show her worldview. She commonly photographed men and women that interfered with gender norms of the time and females in intimate presents. Among the photos in TOO GOO TO GET MARRIED are a few of her with her friend of 50 years, Gertrude Tate.

Nikki Aye is a photographer and the digital photo editor for equalpride’s complete family of publications. As a lifelong lobbyist, Nikki is passionate concerning informing the important stories shaping our queer historical story.