Episode 26: A Conversation with Susan Kismaric

Susan Kismaric has been absolutely integral in the shaping of the history of photography through the shows she’s curated, books she’s written, students she’s educated, and photographers she’s known. She has had her hand in many publications, not just while he was at MoMA, but after as well. She’s a highly respected figure in this field, and it was my absolute pleasure to spend time with her talking about her career in this episode.

Susan Kismaric (Photo by Jackie Weisberg)

Here is some information about the epic LIFE Picture Collection, a ‘visual chronical of the 20th century and one of the most important photographic archives of the United States.’

Selected Bibliography and Exhibitions by Susan Kismaric:

Jan Groover, March - June 1987

British Photography From the Thatcher Years (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1991)

Pictures of the Times: A Century of Photography from The New York Times (New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1996)

Manuel Alvarez Bravo (New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 2002)

‘Present Tense: Photographs by JoAnn Verurg,’ July - November 2007

Florence Henri: Mirror of the Avant-garde 1927-40 (New York, Aperture, 2015)

Winogrand: Color (Los Angeles, 2024)