Susan Wood (photographer)

Susan Wood
BornMarch 25, 1932 Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationPhotographer Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehttps://www.susanwood.com Edit this on Wikidata

Susan Wood (born March 25, 1932)[1] is a photographer who worked for Life, People, and New York magazines from the 1960s to the 1980s.[2]

Her first employment was with Life magazine cutting up negatives for documentary photographer Margaret Bourke-White.[3] Wood worked with 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and United Artists and documented the movie sets of Easy Rider and Modesty Blaise.[4] She also took photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono for Look magazine[5] and took the cover photograph for their album Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions.[6]

In 2023 a retrospective exhibition of her work called Wind Up! Susan Wood Photographs: 1960s and beyond was held by the Irish Georgian Society in the City Assembly House, Dublin.[7] Also in 2023 an exhibition featuring her film-related work called Susan Wood: On Location was held in Sag Harbor Cinema, featuring her work on the films Easy Rider, Hatari!, and Mirage.[8]

Bibliography

  • Women: Portraits 1960–2000. Pointed Leaf Press, 2018. ISBN 978-1938461453
  • Ireland. The Lilliput Press, 2018. ISBN 978-1843517450

References

  1. ^ "Wind Up! Susan Wood Photographs: 1960s and beyond". IGS Craft. Irish Georgian Society. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Slauer, Shelby (October 26, 2018). "17 photos of iconic, world-changing 20th century women at the cusp of their stardom". Business Insider Nederland. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Moroz, Sarah (September 28, 2018). "The high-fliers club: how Susan Wood captured the original rebel girls". The Guardian. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Susan Wood: from Easy Rider's difficult shoot to clicking with John and Yoko". The Irish Times. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  5. ^ Chung, Stephy (October 24, 2018). "Powerful women shine in Susan Wood's 'Portraits'". CNN. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Unfinished Music No.2: Life With The Lions - John Lennon & Yoko Ono". JOHN LENNON. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "In The Picture: Wind Up! Susan Wood who's who of cultural icons". rte.ie. July 6, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "On Location With Susan Wood". 27 East. July 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.