Marcey Jacobson

Marcella "Marcey" Jacobson (September 27, 1911 – July 26, 2009) was an American photographer who moved to Chiapas, Mexico in the 1950s, and was best known for her photographs of the indigenous peoples of Southern Mexico.

Early life Jacobson was born on September 27, 1911, in the Bronx.

Jacobson was a socialist who became involved in political causes, protesting at the White House against the planned execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

Photography in Mexico In Mexico Jacobson borrowed a Rolleiflex camera and taught herself how to take and develop photographs, using how-to books as a source of instruction. The bulk of her 14,000 negatives represented photos of everyday life, providing details of the business and religious practices of local people, taken in the marketplace and along its narrow streets, and also individuals and landscapes. Jacobson's archive of negatives was described in 2009 as destined for Casa Na Bolom, a museum in San Cristóbal.

Death She died of heart failure at age 97 on July 26, 2009, in San Cristóbal in Chiapas, Mexico. She left no immediate survivors. Janet Marren, her partner, had died in 1998.

Published works The Burden of Time / El Cargo del Tiempo, Stanford University Press, 2001.