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Virginia Schau

American photographer

Fame42.3
Momentum7.1
Wikipedia329

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Lived 1915–1989, aged 74United States

United States ArtistsArtist

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1915–1989
Aged 74
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Updated 2026-06-23

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.

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