Jessie Tarbox Beals
Photographer, Visual Artist
1870 – 1942
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Who was Jessie Tarbox Beals?
Jessie Tarbox Beals was an American photographer and the first published female photojournalist in the United States. She is best known for her freelance news photographs, particularly of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and portraits of places such as Bohemian Greenwich Village. Her trademarks were her self-described “ability to hustle” and her tenacity in overcoming gender barriers in her profession.
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- Born
- Dec 23, 1870
Canada - Profession
- Died
- May 30, 1942
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on July 23, 2013
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