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| Born | Margaret White June 14, 1904 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 1971 (aged 67) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University University of Michigan Purdue University Western Reserve University Cornell University |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, photojournalist |
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Margaret Bourke-White (/ˈbɜːrk/; June 14, 1904 – August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and documentary photographer.[1] She was the first foreign photographer permitted to take pictures of Soviet industry under the Soviets' first five-year plan,[2] was the first American female war photojournalist, and took the photograph (of the construction of Fort Peck Dam) that became the cover of the first issue of Life magazine.[3][4][5]
- ^ Hudson, Berkley (2009). Sterling, Christopher H. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Journalism. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE. pp. 1060–67. ISBN 978-0-7619-2957-4.
- ^ Whisenhunt, William Benton; Saul, Norman E. (2015). New Perspectives on Russian-American Relations. New York City: Routledge. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-13891-623-4. OCLC 918941221.
This was the first time a professional photographer from abroad had been allowed to take pictures of the "Piatiletl" (Five-year plan).
- ^ "Margaret Bourke-White, Photo-Journalist, Is Dead; Margaret Bourke-White, Photo-Journalist, Dead at 67". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "Bourke-White's Soft Focus". Washington Post. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ Callahan, Sean. "The Last Days of a Legend". Scout Productions. Bullfinch Press. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2017.