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Photography

Photography and Public Image
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What is the relationship between fame and photography?

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Mathew Brady (studio of). President Lincoln, c. 1862.
Take a close look at this photographic portrait of President Abraham Lincoln
What do you notice about President Lincoln in this image?
What do you notice about the facial expression and body language of the subject?
Based on this portrait, how would you describe this President?

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Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon) . Théophile Gautier. 1855.
Let’s look at Nadar’s portrait French writer and critic Théophile Gautier
What does the composition, pose, and lighting tell you about this person?
Based on this portrait, how would you describe Gautier?

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Philippe Halsman. Dalí Atomicus. 1948.
What is going on in this portrait of Salvador Dalí by Phillippe Halsman?

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Richard Avedon. Marilyn Monroe, actress, New York. 1957
Let’s take a look at this portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon
What do you notice about Monroe’s expression?
Based on this portrait, how would you describe Monroe?

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Richard Avedon. Marilyn Monroe, actress, New York. 1957.
Let’s compare these two celebrity portraits
Philippe Halsman. Dalí Atomicus. 1948.