ARH-4710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Popular Photography, William Faulkner, Landscape Photography
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Frank intentionally does not celebrate his subject, essential to his work, of great value. Not overly critical, not uncritical endorsement of subject either. Does not directly empathize with subject, but provides some opportunity for them to stand their own ground and not be stereotyped, cartoonized race was sensitive topics in 1950s. Born in least diverse country in europe, usa diversity was eye-opening for him. Black woman holding white baby- shows paradox of segregation but reliance upon black people to care for child. Shoots 800 rolls of film in year-long journey, amounted to 27,000 negatives, 1,000 he thinks are worthy of printing, over four years brings that down to 83. Project becomes selective, cannot include every person and every city he interacted with. Writes to william faulkner, never responds to frank. Becomes an artistic representation, rather than accurate representation of his trip across america. Popular photography" magazine published review in 1960 referring to frank"s.
