Esther Bubley
Esther Bubley was an American photographer, photojournalist, journalist and picture editor (1921–1998). She was born at Phillips and died at New York City.
Also recorded as Bubley, Esther, 1921-1998.
Esther Bubley in brief
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 1998
- Known for
- photographer, photojournalist, journalist and picture editor
- Place of birth
- Phillips
Contents
Recognition and collections
Work by Esther Bubley is held by Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Modern Art and The Phillips Collection.
Catalogued works
13 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1943 to 1947.
Painters at Work on the Brooklyn Bridge, dated 1946, held by The Phillips Collection, inventory 2014.030.0022. Manhattan Bridge, New York, dated 1947, held by Q214867, inventory 1999.108.2. Girl Sitting Alone in the 'Sea Grill,' a Bar and Restaurant, Waiting for a Pick-up, Washington, D.C., held by Q214867, inventory 1999.108.1. Esther Bubley's world of children in photographs. A mysterious presence. World of Children in Photographs. The photographs of Esther Bubley. Girl Sitting Alone in the Sea Grill, a Bar and Restaurant, Waiting for a Pick-Up, Washington, D.C., dated April 1943, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1990.363. F.C. Nelson, Commissioner; Cecil Faris, Mayor; and H.W. Coleman, Commissioner, Town Hall, Tomball, Texas, dated May 1945, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1990.364. View of Lower Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge, dated 1946, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1957.218. American Legion Color Bearer Singing "America" at Memorial Day Services, Arlington Cemetery, dated 1943, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1990.590.1. Spectators at Memorial Day Services, Arlington Cemetery, dated 1943, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1990.590.2. Greyhound Mechanic, dated 1943, gelatin silver print, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1995.227.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 5 named public collections.
Q214867: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Photographs in the National Gallery of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Phillips Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Bubley, Esther Fern (16 Feb. 1921–16 Mar. 1998), photojournalist, American National Biography Online, 2019. Photographing "Government Girls:" Esther Bubley, Wartime Femininity, and the Office of War Information. Chapter 1. Already Framed: Esther Bubley Invents Noir, Black & White & Noir, 2002. Esther Bubley: FSA Documentarist, History of Photography, 1996. Revolutionary Spaces: Photographs of Working-Class Women by Esther Bubley 1940-1943, Feminist Review, 1996.
Digitised editions and texts
2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
How Puppies Grow (1977) — Internet Archive. how kittens grow (1973) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Esther Bubley studied at Superior High School and University of Wisconsin-Superior. the recorded working language is English.
Places of work recorded in the authority are United States.
Work by Esther Bubley is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Modern Art, The Phillips Collection and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Chronology
- 1921Esther Bubley born at Phillips.
- 1946Painters at Work on the Brooklyn Bridge (The Phillips Collection).
- 1947Manhattan Bridge, New York (Q214867).
- 1973how kittens grow digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1977How Puppies Grow digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1998Esther Bubley died at New York City.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Bubley, Esther Fern (16 Feb. 1921–16 Mar. 1998), photojournalist, American National Biography Online, 2019
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Chapter 1. Already Framed: Esther Bubley Invents Noir, Black & White & Noir, 2002
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Esther Bubley: FSA Documentarist, History of Photography, 1996
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Open Library author record for Esther Bubley (Internet Archive), 5 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 5.
Photographing "Government Girls:" Esther Bubley, Wartime Femininity, and the Office of War Information
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Revolutionary Spaces: Photographs of Working-Class Women by Esther Bubley 1940-1943, Feminist Review, 1996
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 7.
Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Esther Bubley as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Esther Bubley.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 9.
The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Esther Bubley.
museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Consult the source - 10.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q3058959: Esther Bubley
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 11.
“Esther Bubley”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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