Portrait of Imogen

Making the Film
Quotes from the Film

Awards and Screenings

Quotes from the Film

My first nude photography was a self-portrait in the woods in 1906 on the University of Washington campus. I set it up and jumped into it. And that was it.
Self Portrait, 1906
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Didn't I spend an enormous amount of time doing this kind of stuff? Well, I had three children in two years and what could I do?
Two Callas, 1925
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Well, I didn't have any choice. I couldn't get out of the garden, out of the yard. I was always there. But, it got me back into working.
Twins in the Grass 3,1922
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The editor of Vanity Fair asked me if I would be willing to go to Hollywood. And then he said, 'please state your preferences.' And I said, 'ugly men, because they never complain.'
Spencer Tracy 3, 1932
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The magnolia flower, the most common job I ever did, is still on exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. And whenever they sell a print, that's what they sell. That's what I call conservative buyers.
Magnolia Blossom, 1925
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Self Portrait, 1974
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I always think that the finest photograph is the one I'm going to do,
not the one that I have done. So as soon as I've done it, it's finished.
But I'm hoping some day to do a fine one.
Do you think I have time?