Frances Benjamin Johnston: Pioneering American Photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) stands as a monumental figure in the annals of American photography, recognized not merely for her artistic skill but for her unwavering determination to document and interpret the nation’s evolving landscape—socially, economically, and culturally. Unlike many artists of her era who wrestled with obscurity, Johnston benefited from familial privilege; her mother, Frances Antoinette Benjamin, was a respected journalist wielding the pseudonym “Ione” for *The Baltimore Sun*, while her father, Anders…