Photographs, Pistols, & Parasols is an ongoing labor of love by two people, now retired, who have spent many years traveling the world, collecting information about early women photographers along the way. We are:
Lee McIntyre, Project founder, researcher, writer, audio technician, blogger. I was the writer, editor and host of the Photographs, Pistols, & Parasols podcast that ran from 2017-2022. I currently focus on writing materials for the website, plus giving talks to groups around the world.
Chris Culy, Researcher and programmer.
We’ve also gotten periodic help and support along the way from many other people.
Lee McIntyre – bio
“Don’t be afraid to experiment!” That mantra has led me around the world to more than 30 countries, ultimately leading to my current role as a photo history educator.
My combined passions — history and photography — were nurtured when I was young by two people in particular:
- My father, a history buff, who regaled me with stories about people from the past
- My aunt, an artist, who taught me how to appreciate art and how to do photography
Years later, when I was living in Germany, I got an invitation to give a series of public talks on 20th Century American woman photographers. The realization that women photographers appear infrequently in the history books piqued my curiosity to learn more about them. My subsequent research gave birth to my current project on early women artisan photographers, Photographs, Pistols & Parasols.
Over the past few years, I have been bringing stories of these women to audiences around the world via talks, podcast episodes and writings (articles and blog posts).
Chris Culy – bio
blog.chrisculy.net
…coming soon…
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to all the archivists, photo historians, photo hobbyists, family, and friends who have helped track down information and photos, donated time, and provided financial support to help get this project off the ground and sustain it.
I’m very grateful for everyone’s input, but I’d like to give a special shout out to Pam Mendelsohn. Thank you, Pam, for your generosity in sharing so many books, stories, and contacts about Peter Palmquist’s work, as well as your unending enthusiasm for the project. Peter’s enthusiasm for finding out more about the lives, work, and stories of early artisan women photographers comes through in his writing and in my talks with you. Although I never had the pleasure of meeting him, I feel his spirit lives on, and it is to him that this project is dedicated.