Imogen Cunningham was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest.  She began her photographic studies at the University of Washington and went on to become one of photography's early pioneers and commenced what became one of the longest photographic careers in the history of the medium.

In the 1920's, Cunningham turned her attention to artistic nudes of friends and family and the study of plant forms found in her garden. The results are staggering; an amazing body of work comprised of bold, contemporary forms.

Hands and Aloe Plicatilis, 1960

 Taiwan Leaves 2, 1963

The Dream, 1910 

Clown, Barnes Circus, 1950 

Blossom of Water Hyacinth 2, late 1920s

Agave Design 1, 1920s 

Flowering Cactus, about 1930

Hanya Holm, 1936

Martha Graham 2, 1931

Stan, 1959

Stairway in the Old Art Building, Mills College, 1920

The Poet and His Alter Ego, 1962

Three Dancers, Mills College, 1929

Two Girls in Shadows, 1944

Two Sisters 2, 1928