This upper-level elective can be taken by undergrads or by grads as an elective. For more information, contact Professor Fred Gross at fgross@scad.edu
ARTH 476 Documentary Photography and the Portrait 1945-Present Course Description Covering the history of documentary photography from ca. 1945 to the present, students will examine major photographic movements, styles, critics, and theoretical perspectives. The focus will be on the rich and varied critical and theoretical discourse circulating between photographs, or images using photography, and the texts which helped frame the most significant contributions to contemporary photography. Prerequisite: Any 300-level ARLH/ARTH course. [Waived with permission of instructor and completion of any 200-level ARLH/ARTH course]
Course Outline Class 1: Introduction: Riis, Hine, the Social Document Class 2: Lange, Evans, Sander Class 3: War documentary, "The Decisive Moment" Class 4: The New York School and Street Photography Class 5: Harlem on My Mind: James Van Der Zee and Roy de Carava Class 6: Life magazine and American documentary Photography in the 1950s Class 7: The Family of Man Exhibition, Robert Frank's The Americans; William Klein Class 9: The Counter-Culture of the Sixties and the Social Panorama: Arbus, Avedon, Clark Class 10: New Documents: Arbus, Friedlander, Winogrand Class 11: Documentary Photography and Performance Art in the 1960s Class 12: Dark Suburbia: Michael Lesy, Les Krims, Bill Owens Class 13: Color Suburbia: Eggleston, Meyerowitz Class 14: Documentary Photography and Conceptual Art: Graham, Huebler, Rosler, Sekula Class 15: Documentary, Portraiture and Fashion Class 16: Personal Documentary: Nan Goldin, Wolfgang Tillmans Class 17: Documentary and Postmodern Critique Class 19: Portraiture and Identity Class 20: 21st Century Documentary Photography and Portraiture
The Silver & Ink 2009 Publication has arrived! The books are in Larry Murphy's office 201 (Bergen Hall), you may pick 1 copy up at your earliest convenience. Those of you who have an image in the publication may have 10 copies. Thank you for your hard work and patience throughout the quarter, we hope you all enjoy the book!
"Saigon to Hanoi", MFA Photography Thesis Exhibition by Michelle Cornejo May 22-27, 2009 Desotorow Gallery, Savannah, Ga Opening Reception May 22nd, 6-9pm
"Saigon to Hanoi" is a series of images documenting the artist's recent journey through Vietnam.
Prof. Scott Dietrich recently had numerous images appear in the first comprehensive book about Mary Nohl, a fascinating and eccentric Wisconsin artist. You can get more information and maybe even purchase a copy at: http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/books/4491.htm.