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Virginia Schau

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American photographer

United StatesArtistsLived 1915 to 1989 · aged 74
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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".

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"Rescue on Pit River Bridge", Schau's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph"Rescue on Pit River Bridge", Schau's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph

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Pulitzer Prize for Photography

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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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United States
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Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1989 · aged 74
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