Morath, Inge (1923–2002)
Morath, Inge (1923–2002)
Austrian-born photographer. Born Inge Mörath, May 27, 1923, in Graz, Austria; died Jan 30, 2002, in New York, NY; graduate of University of Berlin, 1944; dau. of scientists; m. Arthur Miller (playwright), 1962; children: Rebecca Miller (b. 1962, filmmaker and painter).
Internationally known photographer and photojournalist, bought a Leica and began working as an assistant and researcher for photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1953–54); became a member of Magnum Photos (1955); began traveling widely (1955), resulting in such books as De la Perse à l'Iran (From Persia to Iran, 1958), Tunisie (1961), In Russia (1969), Chinese Encounters (1979), and Russian Journal (1991); photographed the 1st Chinese production of Death of a Salesman, published as Salesman in Beijing (1984); work has been published in such magazines as The Saturday Evening Post, Life, Paris-Match, Vogue, and Picture Post, and exhibited in numerous galleries and major museums, including Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chicago Art Institute, Kunsthaus in Zurich, Union of Photojournalists in Moscow, and Inge Morath Museum for Photography in Saxony, Germany; also known for her photographic portraits of artists and political personalities. Received Medal of Honor from City of Vienna; received Great Austrian State Prize for Photography (1992).
See also Inge Morath: Life as a Photographer (Keyahoff, 1999); and Women in World History.