Cansuelo Kanaga

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Consuelo Kanaga, Annie Mae Merriweather, 1935

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Consuelo Kanaga, Frances with a Flower, c. early 1930s

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Consuelo Kanaga, Milton Avery, 1950

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Consuelo Kanaga, Eluard Luchell McDaniel, 1931

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Consuelo Kanaga, Mother and Son, 1950

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Consuelo Kanaga, School Girl (St. Croix), 1963

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Consuelo Kanaga, Young Girl in Profile, 1948

The great alchemy is your attitude, who you are, what you are.  When you make a photograph, it is very much a picture of your own self.  That is the important thing.  Most people try to be striking to catch the eye. I think the thing is not to catch the eye but the spirit.

I feel something close to religion in photography.

I thought a medium like photography could change the world.   Consuelo Kanaga

Consuelo Kanaga (1894-1978) was an American photographer who worked with Alfred Stieglitz, Tina Modotti and was briefly associated with the f/64 group on the invitation of Ansel Adams.