Arnold, Eve (c. 1925– )

US photographer and photojournalist. In the 1950s, the heyday of US magazine photojournalism, Arnold joined the prestigious picture agency Magnum (1954), becoming its first US woman member. She photographed many memorable events and people of the era, including the US civil-rights movement, Senator Joseph McCarthy, and Malcolm X. Throughout her career she also captured the lives of ordinary people, often in photo essay format, examining subjects ranging from birth and family to prejudice and tragedy. In the early 1960s, Arnold moved to London to work on the The Sunday Times. While she continued to create picture stories featuring entertainers, politicians, and heads of state, she also chronicled in photographs the status of women around the world.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Arnold's interest in photography was sparked with the gift of a camera from a boyfriend. In 1952, she was taught by Alexei Brodovitch, the art director of Harper's Bazaar. This would be her only formal training in photography. In the 1970s and 1980s, Arnold published a series of books that documented her photographic career, including In America and The Great British (1991). Arnold received the 1995 Master of Photography Award granted by the International Centre for Photography.