In National Museum of Women in the Arts Exhibition, Mary Ellen Mark's Photographs Capture... - Artwire Press Release from ArtfixDaily.com : vimarsana.com
On March 3, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) opens Mary Ellen Mark: Girlhood, a new exhibition of works by one of the most prolific documentary and portrait photographers of her generation. The exhibition features approximately 30 images that span Mary Ellen Markâs 50-year-career, depicting girls and young women living in a variety of circumstances all over the globe.  Mary Ellen Mark: Girlhood is open through July 11, 2021. Mary Ellen Mark (1940â2015) is known for her compassionate and candid depictions of subjects living outside of mainstream society. Over the course of her career, Mark traveled extensively, creating bodies of work in diverse communities in the United States as well as India, Mexico, the former Soviet Union and other countries. While Mark photographed people of all ages and from all walks of life, she was particularly interested in children. âI donât like to photograph children as children,â Mark said. âI like to see them as adults, as who they really are. Iâm always looking for the side of who they might become.â