{"id":12878,"date":"2015-05-07T18:32:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T16:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/?p=12878"},"modified":"2025-05-09T15:09:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:09:05","slug":"frances-benjamin-johnston-a-pioneer-woman-photojournalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/frances-benjamin-johnston-a-pioneer-woman-photojournalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Frances Benjamin Johnston – A Pioneer Woman Photojournalist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFrances Benjamin Johnston (1864 \u2013 1952), full-length self-portrait, seated in front of fireplace, facing left, holding cigarette in one hand and a beer stein in the other, in her Washington, D.C. studio, January 1, 1896.<\/em><\/p>\n

Frances Benjamin Johnston<\/a> (1864-1952) was an American photographer and photojournalist whose career lasted for almost half a century. She is most known for her portraits, images of southern architecture, and various photographic series featuring African Americans and Native Americans at the turn of the twentieth century.<\/p>\n

With her partner, Mattie Edwards Hewitt (1869 \u2013 1956), a successful freelance home and garden photographer in her own right, Frances opened a studio in New York City in 1913. Mattie wrote Frances love letters throughout their relationship, chronicled in The Woman Behind the Lens: The Life and Work of Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1864\u20131952<\/em>. Many early letters focused on Hewitt’s admiration for Johnston’s work, but as their romance progressed, they increasingly expressed her love.\u00a0 (Wikipedia)<\/p>\n

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\nSelf-portrait by Johnston, dressed as a man, sporting a fake mustache and holding a bicycle, ca. 1890.<\/em><\/p>\n

Related Link<\/h2>\n

The Frances Benjamin Johnston Exhibit
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