photography as social practice
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Photography As Social PracticeWith Dylan Yarbrough, Curatorial Assistant
Begins at Noon CST
What is the social power of photography today?
Google Search (Covid-19) May 5th, 2020
Collection Survey
Hine, Lewis. (American, 1874-1940), Ellis Island, 1905
Hine, Lewis (American, 1874-1940). Ellis Island, Italian Immigrants. 1905.
Lange, Dorthea (American, b.1895, d. 1965). Thirteen Million Unemployed Fill the Cities in the Early Thirties. 1934
Lange, Dorthea. (American, b.1895, d. 1965), Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp for migratory agricultural workers. Meeting of the camp council. Farmersville, California. 1939
Wolcott, Marion Post (American, b. 1910). Alabama, March. 1939.
Lyon, Danny (American, b. 1942) March on Washington.1963.
Lyon, Danny ((American, b. 1942). Many in the movement believe an organized effort is underway to depopulate black areas of the South. 1963; printed 2010
Lyon, Danny ((American, b. 1942). Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Crowds Wait Along the Funeral Route of the Girls Murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing. 1963; printed 2010
“The world seldom believes the horror stories of history until they are documented.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Cowherd, Darryl (American, b. 1940). Imamu Baraka, Wall of Respect Portrait. 1967
Cowherd, Darryl (American, b. 1940). The Time Is Now. Woodlawn, Blackstone Rangers. 1966
Cowherd, Darryl (American, b. 1940). Stop White Police from Killing Us - St. Louis, MO. 1967
Meiselas, Susan (American, b. 1948). Fleeing the Bomb to Seek Refuge Outside of Esteli, from the "Nicaragua, 1981" book. 1978
Weston, Kurt (American, b. 1957). Night Clubbing.1983. printed 2018
Weston, Kurt (American, b. 1957). When the Storm Ends. 1986; printed 2018.
Kruger, Barbara (American, b. 1945). Don't Die for Love from Liz Claiborne: Women's Work. 1992
Jaar, Alfredo (American, b. 1956 Chile). Caritas, Real Pictures.1995
Ortiz, Carlos Javier (American, b. 1977 Puerto Rico). Block Party, Auburn Gresham, Chicago. 2009
Ortiz, Carlos Javier (American, b. 1977 Puerto Rico). Girls Dancing, Englewod, Chicago. 2008
Ortiz, Carlos Javier (American, b. 1977 Puerto Rico). Lil Al Vigil, Englewood, Chicago. 2008
Muholi, Zanele (South African, b. 1972). Tumi Nkopane, Kwathema, Spring, Johannesburg. 2010
Muholi, Zanele (South African, b. 1972). Nhlanha, Esther, Mofokeng, Thokoza, Johannesburg. 2010
Schalliol, David (American, b. 1976). Isolated Building Study 230. 2010
Schalliol, David (American, b. 1976). Isolated Building Study 558. 2010
Schalliol, David (American, b. 1976). Isolated Building Study 640. 2014
Iman, Omar (Syrian, b.1979). Untitled (Scarecrow) from the "Live, Love, Refugee" series. 2015
Iman, Omar (Syrian, b.1979). Untitled (I'm Afraid of the Blank) from the "Live, Love, Refugee" series. 2015
Iman, Omar (Syrian, b.1979). Untitled (There was only grass) from the "Live, Love, Refugee" series. 2015
Harrison, Kathryn (American, b. 1988). Untitled, Sarasota, Florida, from the "Blue-Stained Walls" series. 2017
Harrison, Kathryn. Untitled, Sarasota, Florida, from the "Blue-Stained Walls" series. 2017
Further Reading
Locating the Potential of Socially Engaged Photography, Broadsheet by Eliza Gregory
Locating the Potential of Socially Engaged Photography, Broadsheet by Eliza Gregory
Next Week: Recent AcquisitionsWednesday, May 13th at 12pm CST
With Madeline Heuer, Collections Assistant
This Week: Behind The Lens with Priya KambliFriday, May 8th at 12pm CST
Priya Kambli, Soha (Muma’s Photographs), 2019
Social Documentary
- Social documentary has its origins at the end of the 19th century- Henry Mayhew, Jacob Riis, and Lewis Hine- Camera as an instrument of accusation against social injustice- Draw public attention to ongoing social issues
Social Engaged Photography
- Simplicity of Collaboration - Complexity of Collaboration- Short Duration - Long Duration- Few Collaborators - Many Collaborators- Few Points of Exchange - Many Points of Exchange
Photography as Social Practice
- Simplicity of Collaboration - Complexity of Collaboration- Short Duration - Long Duration- Few Collaborators - Many Collaborators- Few Points of Exchange - Many Points of Exchange