Timeline

1921

Born in Boston, MA

1943

Moved to New York City and became a photojournalist for magazines such as Life, Look, and Ladies Home Journal.

1952

Married the photographer Morris Engel.

1953

Editor, co-director and co-writer of film, Little Fugitive, which received an Academy Award Nomination for Best Original Screenplay

1959

Named one of the “Top Ten Women Photographers in the U.S” by the Professional Photographers of America.

1974

Retrospective of her work at the Nikon House in New York

1976

Instructor at School of Visual Arts, New York

1977

Exhibition of work at The Witkin Gallery

1978

A World Through My Window published by Harper and Row

1980

Instructor at the International Center of Photography, New York;

Awarded the First Annual Manhattan Cultural Award in Photography

1981

A Photo Journal published Viking Press

1983

More Pictures From My Window published by Rizzoli

1984

Received the Certificate of Merit from the Municipal Art Society of New York

1985

Dies in New York City