About the Author

Sarah Hermanson Meister is a Curator in the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Sarah Hermanson Meister is a Curator in the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Reviews

Johnston's photographs reveal the tension between ambition and assimilation that has long defined the place of everyone "othered" in American life -- the misguided belief of exceptionalism that posits if you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you can climb the ladder to success. As the first female photojournalist, Johnston may have understood this mission better than most.--Sara Rosen "Feature Shoot"