The Witch of Kodakery: The Photography of Myra Albert Wiggins, 1869-1956

'Witch of Kodakery' is a ground-breaking biography of Myra Albert Wiggins, the successful early 20th-century Oregon photographic artist with connections to Alfred Stieglitz and the Photo-Secession. Myra Wiggins (1869-1956) embodied the ideal of the 'new woman' - independent, energetic, and ambitious - as depicted by the Eastman Kodak Company's 'Kodak Girl' and promoted as 'The Witchery of Kodakery'

Wiggins began her formal training in 1891 with three years study at the Art Students League in New York City. Returning to the Pacific Northwest, her artistry encompassed landscapes, portraits, the Dutch genre, and scenes from her travels. Her photographs were exhibited across the United States and Europe, eventually winning more than 50 awards, including a prize trip to Paris in 1900.

In modern times, Wiggins' outstanding contribution to photographic art has been largely forgotten. In 'Witch of Kodakery,' biography Carole Glauber resurrects Wiggins' pioneering role with a provocative text and fine examples of the artist's work, particularly Wiggins' most prolific years, 1889 to the 1910s.