# Virginia Schau

> Virginia Margaret (Brown) Schau was an American who was the first woman and second amateur to win the Pulitzer Prize for Photography, which she was awarded in 1954. The award-winning photograph was taken in Redding, California, at the Pit River Bridge and was titled "Rescue on Pit River Bridge". The photograph was taken with a Kodak Brownie camera.

*American photographer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1915-02-23
- **Died:** 1989-05-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7934489)

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