Women
photography by Annie Leibovitz; text by Susan Sontag
Random House, 1999

The photographs by Annie Leibovitz in Women, taken especially for the book, encompass a broad spectrum of subjects: a rap artist, an astronaut, two Supreme Court justices, farmers, coal miners, movie stars, showgirls, rodeo riders, socialites, reporters, dancers, a maid, a general, a surgeon, the First Lady of the United States, the secretary of state, a senator, rock stars, prostitutes, teachers, singers, athletes, poets, writers, painters, musicians, theater directors, political activists, performance artists, and businesswomen.

"Each of these pictures must stand on its own," Susan Sontag writes in the essay that accompanies the portraits. "But the ensemble says, So this what women are now—as different, as varied, as heroic, as forlorn, as conventional, as unconventional as this."

About the author
Annie Leibovitz's witty, powerful portraits have been appearing on magazine covers for more than 25 years, and she has become one of the most celebrated photographers of our time. Starting with her legendary work for Rolling Stone, and continuing through her long-time affiliation with Vanity Fair and Vogue, she has established herself as an astute observer of American popular culture.

Her first book, Annie Leibovitz: Photographs, was published in 1983. In 1991 a retrospective of her work was mounted at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., and Annie Leibovitz: Photographs 1970-1990 was published. Her latest project, Women is a celebration of women at the end of the millennium.