Photos+of+the+20s

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Here are two photo sideshows showcasing the talents of three of the foremost photographers of the 20s. This is one aspect of the book that we wanted to present: the feel of a time of black-and-white photography. One interesting thing that always lingered in the back of my mind whenever we read books about past eras is the fact that we only ever think of them in black and white when the sky was just as blue and the grass as green as they are today. Obviously, the photos are subject to their own technological limitations, but still, since the only evidence we have of those times is these these black and white photographs, suddenly the only way we can see those times is that way. That's a lot of words, so here are some concrete facts about the artist's whose work is in here.

Alfred Stieglitz
Alfred Stieglitz was a photographer based mostly in New York. He was living in the city when it underwent its most radical change: from a big town into a big city, filled with horse-drawn carriages jostling for maneuvering space with cable cars. His photos include "Flatiron Building", "Icy Night", "The Hand of Man" (this is a personal favorite of mine because of the title when seen in the context of the photo, a train belching black smoke, almost a warning against the effects that man will have on the planet), "Winter of Fifth Avenue", and "The Steerage".

Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams started in San Fransisco as a musician, but gave up and decided to pursue photography back in New York. Adams' art is a lot of Western landscapes, including "Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico", "Death Valley National Monument", and "Canyon de Chelly".

Paul Strand
Paul Strand started his career in New York in 1910. He went out West to New Mexico in 1926, and spent the next few years shuttling back and forth between seasons. Some of his photographs are "Portrait", "Twin Lakes, Connecticut", and also the simple "New York".

According to my research, there were many art movements in this era. The modernist movement, abstract expressionism, surrealism, dadaism, realism, and landscape. (I know, simultaneous movements for surrealism __//and//__ realism? What gives?)

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