Art History 242f - History of Photography

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Mount Holyoke College

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This survey course traces the rise and development of photography in the united States and, to a lesser extent, Mexico and the countries inWestern Europe. It charts the wide range of work with the camera, including commercial, so-called "vernacular," and fineart projects, and considers pictures from photography's very beginnings in the midnineteenth century to today's practices. Among the major figures to be discussed are the early landscape photographers O'Sullivan andWatkins, the avant-garde photographers Stieglitz and Genthe, the Depression-era photographers Evans and Lange, and the socalled New Documentarians Arbus and Frank. Meets Humanities I-A requirement A. Lee Prereq. soph, jr, sr, or permission of instructor; 4 credits

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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