1938 Print Czechoslovakia Republic Bourke-White Riesengebirge Landscape FZ3

This is an original 1938 halftone print of the Riesengebirge region in former Czechoslovakia (currently located in the Czech Republic). The mountain range shown in the distance is located between Poland and the Czech Republic. Photography by Margaret Bourke-White. Bourke-White was born in the Bronx, New York. Her interest in photography was propelled by her father's love of cameras, and her quest for self-improvement. Bourke-White became the first female war correspondent, and the first female photographer for Life magazine. She became the staff photographer and associate editor for Fortune from 1929 to 1935. During World War II, she took images in the combat zones, and was the only foreign photographer in Moscow when the German forces invaded; she was able to capture the ensuing battle. She is known for her images of Gandhi, and Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Her images portray amazing depth, and wonderful contrast, and can be seen in the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Modern At, the Library o