Language:
English
Year of publication:
2019
Titel der Quelle:
Jewish Culture and History
Angaben zur Quelle:
20,4 (2019) 359-381
Keywords:
Grossman, Sid,
;
Siskind, Aaron
;
Photo League
;
Jewish photographers
;
African Americans Pictorial works
;
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
;
New York (N.Y.) Ethnic relations
Abstract:
The documentation of black lives by the New York Photo League (1936–1951) accumulated into a veritable archive. On one side of the lens were Jewish photographers who had replaced their traditional identity with a leftist, secular and modern one. On the other was a vibrant black community living mainly in Harlem, whose cultural leaders promoted the idea of the New Negro. This article discusses and compares representations of blacks by two distinct ideological-stylistic sub-schools within the League, led by Jewish teachers Sid Grossman and Aaron Siskind, with particular emphasis on the political, ethical and aesthetic aspects of images produced.
DOI:
10.1080/1462169X.2019.1662626
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