Invictus is the Latin word for “unconquered.” In Brigman’s photograph, a nymph rises from a juniper tree as if part of the same life force. Juniper trees are known to be so hardy that they can grow on the sides of rocky cliffs. Like the juniper tree, the woman’s resolute position reminds us that there is strength in the face of adversity.
Invictus, 1924, by #AnneBrigman (American, 1869–1950), who was born #otd, Dec 3. Held by Library of Congress; read about her in
Anne Brigman, Bayard Wootten and Jessie Tarbox Beals: American Women Photographers Born in the C19th
by Maria Ausherman
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