1. Esther Bubley was an American photographer who specialized in expressive photos of ordinary people in everyday lives.
17 Facts About Esther Bubley
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Esther Bubley worked for several agencies of the American government and her work featured in several news and photographic magazines.
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Esther Bubley was born in Phillips, Wisconsin, the fourth of five children of Russian Jewish immigrants Louis and Ida Bubley.
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In 1936, while Esther was a senior at Central High School in Superior, Wisconsin, the photo magazine Life first hit the newsstands.
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Esther Bubley's most challenging assignment was a noted series on the bus system in the Midwest and South.
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Esther Bubley began working for the Children's Bureau, a federal child welfare agency.
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In 1948, Esther Bubley was hired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, along with Russell Lee, to document the social and economic impact of the railroad.
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Esther Bubley continued working for the Ladies' Home Journal, producing a dozen photo stories for their celebrated series "How America Lives," which ran intermittently between 1948 and 1960.
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In 1951, Esther Bubley began to freelance for Life, eventually contributing 40 photo stories, including two cover stories.
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Esther Bubley was one of the first women to successfully support herself working as a freelance photographer for the major magazines.
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Esther Bubley mounted and displayed her contact sheets to show how she used every frame.
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Esther Bubley entered a photo from this assignment in the international division of a contest sponsored by Photography magazine in 1954.
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Esther Bubley became the first woman to win first place, and she received a trophy depicting a male photographer.
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In 1956, Pepsi-Cola International hired Esther Bubley to cover Latin America for their company magazine Panorama.
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Esther Bubley spent more time at home in New York City where she pursued projects of personal interest, producing two children's books about animals and a book featuring macro photography of plants.
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Esther Bubley died in New York City, of cancer, on March 16,1998.
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In 2001 a retrospective exhibition of Esther Bubley's work appeared at the UBS Art Gallery in New York City.