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Breitbart, Eric

 
9780826317421: A World on Display 1904: Photographs from the St. Louis World's Fair
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ISBN 10 : 0826317421 ISBN 13 : 9780826317421
Editeur : University of New Mexico Press, 1997

Synopsis

Photography was an essential tool for scientists in many fields at the turn of the century. The 1904 world's fair offered anthropologists an unprecedented chance to see and record the world's 'primitive peoples' -- a final opportunity, many felt, for it was then widely believed that these 'vanishing races' would die out or be assimilated into the dominant societies around them. The images here are largely the work of seven photographers -- notably Jessie Tarbox Beals, the first woman photojournalist, and Frances Benjamin Johnston. Eric Breitbart discusses how and why the images were taken, and examines the photographers' widespread disregard for accuracy (few subjects were correctly identified by tribe, let alone name) and authenticity.

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Eric Breitbart

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Éditeur
University of New Mexico Press
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0826317421
ISBN 13 
9780826317421
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
108
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