'A Photographer's Life' Presented in Full at the Legion

Annie Leibovitz A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005 will be on exhibit at the Legion of Honor March 1–May 25, 2008. It's a retrospective of Leibovitz’s professional photographs and those she has taken of her family and close friends, representing a full "photographer's life."
For decades, Leibovitz has captured the icons of popular culture with her award-winning photography for Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and Vogue.
"I don't have two lives," she said. "This is one life, and the personal pictures and the assignment work are all part of it."
Among over 200 photographs are portraits of the pregnant Demi Moore, Nelson Mandela in Soweto, and George W. Bush in the White House; searing photojournalism from the siege of Sarajevo; and haunting landscapes from the American West and Jordan.
Leibovitz’s personal material reflects her talents in a way that differs from her public work, as demonstrated in the candid images of her parents and siblings, her three daughters, and her close friends. Leibovitz documents birth, death, family life, celebrations, and nature.
All of the images in the exhibition are included in the accompanying book of the same title published by Random House.
One of the most celebrated photographers of our time, Leibovitz has made witty, powerful images documenting American popular culture since the early 1970s.
In addition to her magazine work, Leibovitz has created influential advertising campaigns for American Express, the Gap, Givenchy, The Sopranos, and the Milk Board. A retrospective of her work from the years 1970 to 1990 was presented at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., and at the International Center of Photography in New York.
Leibovitz is the recipient of many honors, including the rank of Commandeur in the French government’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Barnard College Medal of Distinction. She was named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000 and one of the 35 Innovators of Our Time by Smithsonian magazine in 2005.
The Legion of Honor is located at Lincoln Park, 34th Avenue and Clement Street, San Francisco. Call for info: 415.750 or visit: legionofhonor.org