Timeline

1923

Born in Graz, Austria

1951

She began photographing in London

1953 - 1954

Assisted Henri Cartier-Bresson as a researcher

1955

After working for two years as a photographer she became a member of Magnum Photos

1962

After her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller in 1962, Morath settled in New York and Connecticut

1965

First visited the USSR

1972

Studied Mandarin and obtained a visa to China, making the first of many trips to the country in 1978

1983

State of Michigan Senate Resolution NO 295; Tribute to Inge Morath in recognition of her outstanding accomplishment as a photographer and chronicler of human life

1984

Doctor Honoris Causa Fine Arts, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT

1992

Great Austrian State Prize for Photography

2002

Inge Morath died in New York City on 30 January