Art History 342s - Seminar in Twentieth-Century Art:Shudders! Photography Goes Public

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Mount Holyoke College

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This seminar will explore the explosion of photography in 1930s America. The decade's photography is o?en epitomized by the heartrending images of the Great Depression, of social concern, of the traumas experienced by the poor and displaced. But in fact the period also witnessed photography's extraordinary vitality and new visibility, in the colorful pages of Life magazine and the tabloids, on the walls of MOMA, in experimental photobooks, at Photo League exhibitions, and much more. Among the major figures to be studied are photographers as diverse as Walker Evans,Weegee, and Aaron Siskind. 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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