Book Launch ‘Silver Girls’

The publisher NoRoutine Books, in collaboration with the LNMA National Gallery of Art, the Tartu Art Museum (Estonia), and WunderKombinat (Latvia), has released a new publication on the history of photography 'Silver Girls. Retouched History of Baltic Photography'. The publication is dedicated to early women photographers working in the Baltic countries from the mid-19th century to the end of World War II, and their creative legacy, which has not received sufficient attention to date. For the first time in book form 'Silver Girls' presents a compelling collective portrait of these photographers and highlights their contribution not only to Baltic photography, but also to broader cultural and social history. 

The publication summarizes all stages of the 'Silver Girls' project's development-research initiatives and subsequent exhibitions, the largest of which to date was held at the National Gallery of Art in 2025. 

The book features essays by the project initiators Indrek Grigor and Šelda Puķīte, both researchers and curators, and a scholarly contribution by their colleague Dr Agnė Narušytė. 'Silver Girls' presents the stories of women photographers who worked in the late 19th and early 20th centuries through an analysis of their lives and work. The publication aims to tell the stories of these women not in isolation, but by highlighting their impact on the wider community and their creative contribution, which has long been left on the margins of photography history. 

The book is published in English. The design was created by Gytis Skudžinskas (NoRoutine Books, Vilnius) and printed by UAB BALTO print. 

The authors Indrek Grigor, Agnė Narušytė, Šelda Puķīte, and designer Gytis Skudžinskas will participate in the book launch at the National Gallery of Art, and Monika Krikštopaitytė will moderate the discussion. 

The event is free of charge. The discussion will be held in English. 

Organizers: LNMA National Gallery of Art and NoRoutine Books 

The project was supported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, the State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia, and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia. 


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