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- catalog abstract ""In the early and most intense years of the cold war, social documentary photographers often found themselves in ideological turmoil or, worse, in trouble with the government. In Photography and Politics in America, Lili Corbus Bezner argues that many of the photographers of this period retreated from overt political content. Although critics defended the trend, arguing that truly visionary art transcended politics, Bezner notes that the cold war era effectively silenced some of the most socially engaged photographers in American society."--Jacket. "In this book, Bezner brings back many of those silenced voices and offers the first detailed analysis of social documentary photography from the Depression through the early cold war years. She explores the little-known history of the controversial, blacklisted Photo League and leading member Sid Grossman. And she recalls some of the most important moments in American photographic history of the 1950s, such as Edward Steichen's blockbuster exhibition, The Family of Man, and Robert Frank's influential book, The Americans."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11374182.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""In the early and most intense years of the cold war, social documentary photographers often found themselves in ideological turmoil or, worse, in trouble with the government. In Photography and Politics in America, Lili Corbus Bezner argues that many of the photographers of this period retreated from overt political content. Although critics defended the trend, arguing that truly visionary art transcended politics, Bezner notes that the cold war era effectively silenced some of the most socially engaged photographers in American society."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""In this book, Bezner brings back many of those silenced voices and offers the first detailed analysis of social documentary photography from the Depression through the early cold war years. She explores the little-known history of the controversial, blacklisted Photo League and leading member Sid Grossman. And she recalls some of the most important moments in American photographic history of the 1950s, such as Edward Steichen's blockbuster exhibition, The Family of Man, and Robert Frank's influential book, The Americans."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-296) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: What is documentary photography? -- "Where do we go from here?": The demise of the Photo League, 1947-1951 -- Coming in from the cold: Sid Grossman's Life in the League -- Subtle subterfuge: The flawed nobility of Edward Steichen's Family of Man -- Robert Frank: The only game in town? -- Postscript: The triumph of American photographic expressionism.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 307 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Photography and politics in America.".
- catalog identifier "080186187X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Photography and politics in America.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baltimore, Md. : J. Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog relation "Photography and politics in America.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "070.4/9/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Documentary photography United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Photography Political aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "Photography United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "TR23 .B48 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: What is documentary photography? -- "Where do we go from here?": The demise of the Photo League, 1947-1951 -- Coming in from the cold: Sid Grossman's Life in the League -- Subtle subterfuge: The flawed nobility of Edward Steichen's Family of Man -- Robert Frank: The only game in town? -- Postscript: The triumph of American photographic expressionism.".
- catalog title "Photography and politics in America : from the New Deal into the Cold War / Lili Corbus Bezner.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".