Friday, February 13, 2015

Ordinary Miracles - The Photo League

What was the photo League's credo?
The photo League's credo highlighted the importance and value of documentary.
What organization did The Photo League separate from?
The photo league separated from the Film and Photo League.
What was the workshop?
The workshop was dedicated to documenting New York neighborhoods and the lives of the people living in New York.
Who taught the workshop?
The workshop was taught by Sid Grossman for almost twenty years.
 What was The Harlem Document?
The Harlem Document was a collection of pictures that documented Harlem, NY during the Great Depression
.Who started The Harlem Document?
Aaron Siskind started the Harlem Document.
A photographer discusses a photograph where "the children looked like they came out of a __________ painting. Who was the painter?
Who was Lewis Hine? (name two significant contributions)
Lewis Hine was a photographer who photographed immigrants on Ellis Island, as well as the tenements and sweatshops where they lived and worked. With his photographs, he helped end child labor and many helped promote many other social reforms.
Who was Weegee?
Weegee was the pseudonym of Arthur Fellig. He was a photographer known for his black and white photography of murder and crime scenes.
How did The League change when The Nazis took power?
The photo League was accused by the FBI of being subversive and Anti-American. The European refugees who came from Europe to America to escape Nazi rule and joined the Photo League had a 
How did The League change during WWII?
The photo League was disbanded in 1951 because nobody would join and the old members had left.
How did Siskind change after WWII?
Siskind turned away from the social/political world post WWII, and instead looked inward to seek meaning in the mostly inanimate forms he observed around him.
What was the Saturday Evening post?
The Saturday Evening post was a bimonthly American magazine that published from 1897 to 1963
.Who was Barbara Morgan? What did she photograph?
Barbara Morgan was an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern dancers. She was the co-founder of the photography magazine, Aperture
What eventually undermined the Photo League?
WWII greatly undermined the Photo League because soon after, the League disbanded
What happened to the league?
The league disbanded in 1951 due to low recruitment rates and old members leaving.

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