Photojournalism History Project

Xie Kitchin as "A Chinaman"   by Lewis Carroll  (For what is he best known?)
To begin: go to the George Eastman House site:  http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/george-eastman-house/   We have one of the best photographic collections in the world literally around the corner. I would like you to become familiar with some of the early efforts in photography; as well, you will notice that there are links to museums around the world on the google art project. This is a resource that can serve you well both in your personal life and during college.  

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On the left of the page, you will find the slide show button. Look at the slide show a couple of times.  Go back  to the page showing the complete collection and answer the following questions. For some, you might have to do a bit of quick research. Send along, as usual. Tomorrow we will be looking a photographic terminology and then you will be selecting a photojournalist to research. I have an extensive list, but if there is someone you particularly are interested in, let me know. 

1. Who was Louis Jacques Daguerre and what did he invent?
2.  On what is the image of Rollin Heber Neal printed?
3. For what is Muybridge's "Walking with a bucket in mouth" a precursor?
4. The "Photographers Tent at Fernadina" is a double print on cardboard known as a stereo card. These were inserted into a stereopticon. (I have one along, if you'd like to try it.)  What was their purpose?
5. Let's see how much you remember!  how is William Henry Jackson's "Mystic Lake" representative of American transcendenalism? 
6. What is the message behind Hine's "Powerhouse Mechanic"?
7. Give two examples where the photographers were conveying social justice.
8. In "Wah Lum Chu, Canton", what is the message being conveyed about China and how does he establish this?
9. Give two examples that reflect a scientific view of nature in the 19th century and two that reflect an aesthetic perspective.
10. Look at Curtis' "On the Shores of a Clear Lake", Durieu's "Female Portrait" and Steiglitz's "Georgia O'Keefe".   What have all three of these images in common?