Photography
The Photographic Record
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Questions
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How can photography act as an archive of personal and cultural history?
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August Sander. Bohemians. 1925
August Sander. Viennese Jockey. 1929 August Sander. Member of Parliament, Democrat. 1927
What do these portraits have in common? Note the style, titles, and subjects.
Eugène Atget. Courtyard, 22 rue Quincampoix. 1912
Eugène Atget. Rue Lanneau. 1925
Eugène Atget. Cour, 7 rue de Valence. 1922
Eugène Atget. Cabaret de L’Enfer, Boulevard de Clichy. 1910
What similarities and differences do you find in these photos by Eugène Atget?
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Let’s compare the work of Atget and Sander. How are they similar? How are they different?
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August Sander. Viennese Jockey. 1929Eugène Atget. Cabaret de L’Enfer, Boulevard de Clichy 53. 1910
What questions do these photographs raise?
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Carrie Mae Weems. Images 13-15 from the series From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried. 1995
What is happening in these images?
Walid Raad. My Neck Is Thinner Than a Hair: Engines. 1996–2004
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Let’s compare these series by Weems and Raad.
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Walid Raad. My Neck Is Thinner Than a Hair: Engines. 1996–2004
Carrie Mae Weems. Image 14 from the series From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried. 1995
