About Alice Austen House

The Alice Austen House is a nationally designated site of LGBTQ+ history. The museum fosters creative expression, explores personal identity, and educates and inspires the public through the interpretation of the photographs, life and historic home of lesbian photographer, Alice Austen (1866-1952).

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Since the invention of the medium, photographers have been drawn by the allure of flowers. This group exhibition excerpted from Aperture’s book The Photographer in the Garden celebrates the rich history of artists working in the garden as a site of inspiration and reinvention.

PRESENTING ARTISTS: Sam Abell, Alice Austen, Mack Cohen, Stephen Gill, Lonnie Graham, Justine Kurland, Lori Nix, Bill Owens, Sheron Rupp, Collier Schorr, Mike Slack

Above: Collier Schorr, Arrangement #12 (Blumen) 2008

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