Lynn Gilbert’s portraits of Denise Scott Brown to feature in Museoa Bilbao exhibition
Lynn Gilbert is thrilled to announce contribution to the Bilbao Museoa's 2026 exhibition Denise Scott Brown City. Street. House — February 11th, 2026 - May 31st, 2026. Lynn had the honor of photographing Denise in the 1970's and again in 2025 at her home in Philadelphia. Her two portraits (below) will be featured in the gallery, and to promote the exhibition. Denise Scott Brown is recognized as one of the most important women architects in the second half of the twentieth century.
Selected Works
WOMEN OF WISDOM PORTRAITS
Women of Wisdom
Portraits of forty-two pioneering women of the twentieth century.
’70s NYC KIDS SERIES
70’s Kids
Portraits of children from more than 100 families from New York City.
THE SILK ROAD SERIES
The Silk Roads
A photographic exploration of the traditional homes of Turkey.
ED'S GARDEN SERIES
Ed's Garden
Ed's garden series; a study of the change of seasons.
I am a photographer who documents areas of society that have not been recorded before. In the 1970s, I took environmental portraits of children from more than a hundred families in New York City from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
One of my significant contributions has been documenting the key trailblazers from the second wave of the women’s movement. In 1981, I published their portraits and their stories in their own words in my book “Particular Passions: Talks with Women Who Have Shaped Our Times.”
I also documented the interiors of traditional houses in Turkey, which are a significant part of their cultural heritage. They were published in "The Silk Road: Then and Now."
Recently, I’ve documented the transformation of a private garden through the seasons.
My work has been widely exhibited and published, with portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, and New York Historical Society. It has also appeared on various media platforms more than 1,000 times, including Netflix, Nvidia, Intel, National Geographic, MoMA, the British Museum, and The Washington Post.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This chapter was excerpted from Particular Passions:
Talks with Women Who Have Shaped Our Times.“But I don’t pretend to be neutral on issues when I am not. I like the students to understand that most of us have a perspective, most thinking people do, but that it’s important to disclose one’s biases. I’m not trying to brainwash people, but I’m not going to present myself as neutral. I don’t think my students have any doubt where I stand on the Bill of Rights.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Louise Nevelson
This chapter was excerpted from Particular Passions:
Talks with Women Who Have Shaped Our Times
“Then also I think being an artist is a state of mind. There were a great many frustrations in my life, too. But the only thing I can say is that I was looking for harmony and I think my long suit was that I was able to remember things and externalize them. I wanted harmony within myself, so I externalized it in my work.” — Louise Nevelson
Agnes de Mille
This chapter was excerpted from Particular Passions:
Talks with Women Who Have Shaped Our Times.“My father thought my wanting to dance was an aberration, just like little boys wanting to be firemen. He always wanted me to write. Several of my teachers wanted me to write, but I felt deeply—and I can’t explain this—but I felt I could only write when I had a child and a husband. ” — Agnes de Mille
Irish Talkers, 2025
Wisdom at Work, 2025
