Imogen Cunningham was born in Portland, Oregon on April 12, 1883 and died June 24, 1976. While Cunningham was studying at the University of Washington in Seattle, she was inspired by an encounter with the work of Gertrude Kasebier and took up photography once again. She graduated in 1907 went to work for Edward S. Curtis in his Seattle studio, gaining knowledge about the portrait business and practical photography. In Seattle, she opened her own studio and won acclaim for portraiture and pictorial work. Cunningham continued to take photographs until shortly before her death at age 93.
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