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Seels, Jody M.; Seels, Barbara A. – 1993
The United States Civil War was the first American war to be documented extensively by photographs, and these photographs have had tremendous impact and importance. During the war and immediately following, the cost and difficulty of reproducing photographs limited their appeal. Economic pressures actually caused Matthew Brady, the most famous…
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Editing, Photographic Equipment, Photographs
Ohrn, Karin B. – 1979
A comparison of photographs in four German magazines published from 1926 to 1933 with photographs appearing in "Fortune" and "Life" from 1930 to 1938 reveals specific patterns and techniques by German photographers, who later emigrated to the United States, that served as models for "Life" and for subsequent American…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History, Journalism, Layout (Publications)
Blue, Carroll Parrott – Sage: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women, 1987
Collects impressionistic images from the author's life over a 20-year period. Chronicles her development as a Black woman filmmaker and photographer. (BJV)
Descriptors: Art, Art Expression, Artists, Auteurism
Kafi-Akua, Afua – Sage: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women, 1987
Interview with Ayoka Chenzira, a filmmaker, whose works include "Syvilla: They Dance to Her Drum" (1979), "Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People" (1984), and "Secret Sounds Screaming: The Sexual Abuse of Children" (1985). Discusses her work and her role as a Black woman artist. (BJV)
Descriptors: Art, Art Expression, Auteurism, Biographies
Sage: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women, 1987
Presents photographs and short biographical sketches of notable Black women artists past and present, including the following: Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, Leontyne Price, Florence Price, Ann Lundy, Katherine Dunham, Pearl Primus, Michelle Paterson, Augusta Savage, Glenda Y. Hooker, Marie L. Moore, Varnette Honeywood, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller,…
Descriptors: Art, Art Expression, Art History, Artists