Inge Morath
1923–2002 · Austria / United States
Curiosity before the photograph.
The story
Inge Morath began in writing and editorial work before becoming a photographer. At Magnum, she developed reportage and portraits informed by her interest in languages and cultural contexts. Her travels, notably along the Danube, continued her attention to places and their inhabitants. Her collaboration with Saul Steinberg around masks also opened a playful space between face, identity and representation.
Understanding the work
Read portraits together with their surroundings. Objects and attitudes offer cultural clues; the mask photographs remind us how a visible identity can be constructed, shifted and interpreted by others.
Key works and series
The Danube; portraits; photographs featuring Saul Steinberg’s masks.
Sources & further exploration
Works in collections.
2 recordsPhotographs to explore on museum and library websites, with titles, dates and processes. Each link opens the collection record and its image where one is available.
