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Annie Leibovitz: “Women: New Portraits”
Annie Leibovitz: “Women: New Portraits” Annie Leibovitz presenting “Women: New Portraits” exhibit.

"Women: New Portraits" was a traveling exhibition by American photographer Annie Leibovitz, which updated and presented her 1999 series "Women". Leibovitz is renowned for her dramatic and iconic portraits of celebrities, characterized by crisp lighting, carefully staged settings, and vivid colors. The original "Women" series, published with an essay by Susan Sontag, explored the experiences of women. The updated exhibition in 2016 showcased Leibovitz's continued engagement with portraiture, featuring a diverse range of subjects. Leibovitz was the first woman and second living photographer to have a museum exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C..123

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