The upcoming exhibition Communism Through the Lens: Everyday Life Captured by Women Photographers in the Dodge Collection highlights the unique - and often overlooked - photographic innovations by women who shaped the history of photography during the 20th century. Drawn entirely from the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, Communism Through the Lens spans almost the entirety of the Soviet Union s history - from the 1920s through the 1990s - and offers a historical examination of how women photographers interpreted life in the communist state.
Though the museum remains closed to the public until further notice, the Zimmerli invites the public to a free Virtual Exhibition Celebration for Communism Through the Lens: Everyday Life Captured by Women Photographers in the Dodge Collection on Thursday, April 29, at 5:00 p.m. (eastern). Zoom registration is open at go.rutgers.edu/throughthelens. The p