Margaret Bourke-White

American | 1904 - 1971

Margaret Bourke-White was an American photographer who was born in 1904. Her work is currently being shown at multiple venues like San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA). Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museum of Fine Arts, Boston have featured Margaret Bourke-White's work in the past.Margaret Bourke-White's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 20 USD to 400,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 400,000 USD for Flood Refugees, Louisville, Kentucky, sold at Phillips New York in 2019. In the past 12 months, her photographs have averaged 5,907 USD.Margaret Bourke-White has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for College Art Association in June 2025. The artist died in 1971.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Gargoyle, Chrysler Building, New York City - Margaret Bourke-White

Gargoyle, Chrysler Building, New York City ,1930

By Margaret Bourke-White

+52%

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THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE (AT THE TIME OF THE LOUISVILLE FLOOD, KENTUCKY)

By Margaret Bourke-White

+87%

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GARGOYLE, CHRYSLER BUILDING, NEW YORK - Margaret Bourke-White

GARGOYLE, CHRYSLER BUILDING, NEW YORK ,1929

By Margaret Bourke-White

+37%

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Recent Auction Results

Walking Path with Footprints in Snow - Margaret Bourke-White

Walking Path with Footprints in Snow ,1938

By Margaret Bourke-White

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Self-Portrait with Erskine Caldwell. 1940-41. - Margaret Bourke-White

Self-Portrait with Erskine Caldwell. 1940-41. ,1939

By Margaret Bourke-White

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Mine cart. Circa 1930. - Margaret Bourke-White

Mine cart. Circa 1930. ,1930

By Margaret Bourke-White

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Current Exhibitions

Women in Focus

San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA)

San Diego | California | USA

Feb 01,2025 - Jul 13,2025

Women In Focus

Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego

San Diego | California | USA

Feb 01,2025 - Jul 13,2025

Selections from the Photography Collection Spring 2025

Allentown Art Museum

Allentown | Pennsylvania | USA

Mar 15,2025 - Sep 07,2025

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Articles

College Art Association 05/06/2025

Several important exhibitions of works by women and femme-identifying artists are being presented across the globe this summer.

ArtDaily 20/04/2025

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is presenting Boom: Art and Design in the 1940s, an exhibition of over 250 works of sculpture, painting, fashion, photography, furniture and more, drawn entirely from the museum鈥檚 extensive collections.

The Art Newspaper 28/03/2025

Using the museum's vast archive, this exhibition highlights the impact of war followed by optimism.

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