Virginia Schau
Award Winner
1915 – 1989
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Who was Virginia Schau?
Virginia M. Schau was an American who was the first woman and second amateur to win the Pulitzer Prize for Photography, which she was awarded in 1954. The award winning photograph was taken in Redding, California, entitled "Rescue on Pit River Bridge".
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- Born
- Feb 23, 1915
- Also known as
- Mrs. Walter M. Schau
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- May 28, 1989
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on July 23, 2013
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