Amelia Van Buren

1856–1942 (age 86)

Biography

Amelia Van Buren emerged in Philadelphia as a pioneering woman behind the camera, bringing a quiet intensity to portraiture and finding strength in an art form that still had few female practitioners.

She supported other women seeking artistic expression, sharing both her studio expertise and belief that the arts could be a dignified opening for creative inquiry.

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