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- catalog abstract "In the 1920s and '30s photography transformed and dominated the U.S. cultural landscape. Seeing America examines the camera work of five women who contributed to the growing dependence of Americans upon visual images for information about the world around them. Together, these women visually articulated the essential ideas occupying the American consciousness in the years between the world wars. This powerful generation of photographers who directed their visions toward influencing social policy and cultural theory included Doris Ulmann, who made portraits of celebrated artists in urban areas and lesser-known craftspeople in rural places; Dorothea Lange, who magnified human dignity in the midst of poverty and unemployment; Marion Post, a steadfast believer in collective strength as the antidote to social ills and the best defense against future challenges; Margaret Bourke-White, who applied avant-garde advertising techniques in her exploration of the human condition; and Berenice Abbott, a devoted observer of the continuous motion and chaotic energy that characterized the modern cityscape. Seeing America is the first work to assess their extraordinary impact as a group. Combining feminist biography with analysis of visual texts, Melissa McEuen considers the various prisms though which each woman saw America, taking into account the force of personal agendas. What emerged in their photographs helped Americans mold perceptions of themselves and others who inhabited the nation's myriad regions.--Book jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Women photographers between the wars".
- catalog contributor b11390185.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description "Documentarian with props : Doris Ulmann's vision of an ideal America -- Portraitist as documentarian : Dorothea Lange's depiction of American individualism -- A radical vision on film : Marion Post's portrayal of collective strength -- Of machines and people : Margaret Bourke-White's isolation of primary components -- Modernism ascendant : Berenice Abbott's perception of the evolving cityscape.".
- catalog description "In the 1920s and '30s photography transformed and dominated the U.S. cultural landscape. Seeing America examines the camera work of five women who contributed to the growing dependence of Americans upon visual images for information about the world around them. Together, these women visually articulated the essential ideas occupying the American consciousness in the years between the world wars. This powerful generation of photographers who directed their visions toward influencing social policy and cultural theory included Doris Ulmann, who made portraits of celebrated artists in urban areas and lesser-known craftspeople in rural places; Dorothea Lange, who magnified human dignity in the midst of poverty and unemployment; Marion Post, a steadfast believer in collective strength as the antidote to social ills and the best defense against future challenges; Margaret Bourke-White, who applied avant-garde advertising techniques in her exploration of the human condition; and Berenice Abbott, a devoted observer of the continuous motion and chaotic energy that characterized the modern cityscape. Seeing America is the first work to assess their extraordinary impact as a group. Combining feminist biography with analysis of visual texts, Melissa McEuen considers the various prisms though which each woman saw America, taking into account the force of personal agendas. What emerged in their photographs helped Americans mold perceptions of themselves and others who inhabited the nation's myriad regions.--Book jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-347) and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 360 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Seeing America.".
- catalog identifier "0813121329 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Seeing America.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky,".
- catalog relation "Seeing America.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "770/.92/273 B 21".
- catalog subject "Documentary photography United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Photography United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "TR139 .M395 1999".
- catalog subject "TR139 .M395 2000".
- catalog subject "Women photographers United States Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Documentarian with props : Doris Ulmann's vision of an ideal America -- Portraitist as documentarian : Dorothea Lange's depiction of American individualism -- A radical vision on film : Marion Post's portrayal of collective strength -- Of machines and people : Margaret Bourke-White's isolation of primary components -- Modernism ascendant : Berenice Abbott's perception of the evolving cityscape.".
- catalog title "Seeing America : women photographers between the wars / Melissa A. McEuen.".
- catalog title "Women photographers between the wars".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".