The radical camera : New York's Photo League, 1936-1951 / Mason Klein and Catherine Evans ; with contributions by Maurice Berger, Michael Lesy, Anne Wilkes Tucker.
Klein, Mason.; Evans, Catherine.; Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.); Columbus Museum of Art.
2011
TR645.N532 J394 2011 (Mapit)
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Title The radical camera : New York's Photo League, 1936-1951 / Mason Klein and Catherine Evans ; with contributions by Maurice Berger, Michael Lesy, Anne Wilkes Tucker.
Author Klein, Mason.
ISBN 9780300146875 (alk. paper)
0300146876 (alk. paper)
Imprint New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 2011.
Language English
Description 248 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Call Number TR645.N532 J394 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification 770.9747/1
Summary "Artists in the Photo League, active from 1936 to 1951, were known for capturing sharply revealing, compelling moments from everyday life. Their focus centered on New York City and its vibrant streets--a newsboy at work, a brass band on a bustling corner, a crowded beach at Coney Island. Though beautiful, the images harbor strong social commentary on issues of class, child labor, and opportunity. The Radical Camera explores the fascinating blend of aesthetics and social activism at the heart of the Photo League, tracing the group's left-leaning roots and idealism to the worker-photography movement in Europe. Influenced by mentors Lewis Hine, Berenice Abbott, and Paul Strand, artists in the Photo League worked within a unique complex comprising a school, a darkroom, a gallery, and a salon, in which photography was discussed as both a means for social change and an art form. The influence of the Photo League artists on modern photography was enormous, ushering in the New York School. Presenting 150 works of the members of the Photo League alongside complementary essays that offer new interpretations of the League's work, ideas, and pedagogy, this beautifully illustrated book features artists including Margaret Bourke-White, Sid Grossman, Morris Engel, Lisette Model, Ruth Orkin, Walter Rosenblum, Aaron Siskind, W. Eugene Smith, and Weegee, among many others"--Provided by publisher.
Note Issued in connection with the exhibition organized by organized by the Jewish Museum and the Columbus Museum of Art, held at the Jewish Museum, New York, Nov. 4, 2-11-Mar. 25, 2012, and at three institutions at later dates.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Evans, Catherine.
Added Corporate Author Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.)
Columbus Museum of Art.
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Of politics and poetry: the dilemma of the Photo League / Mason Klein
Man in the mirror: Harlem document, race and the Photo League / Maurice Berger
As good as the guys: the women of the Photo League / Catherine Evans
Paper world / Michael Lesy
Rashomon reading / Anne Wilkes Tucker.

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