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Finding Vivian Maier

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Lynn

The enigmatic photographer Vivian Maier (1926-2009), whose work was discovered after she died, is the subject of this documentary by John Maloof. He is one of the two men who are working to bring her vast legacy to the public. … Continue reading →

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Posing for the Photographer–American Indians, 1940

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Lynn

Photographer Alexander Alland was something of an anthropologist. An immigrant himself, he began to take photographs of “hyphenated” Americans in the late 1930s and early 1940s, at first as part of an assignment for the New York World’s Fair of … Continue reading →

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Dorothea Lange–Enduring Elements of Style

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Lynn

Recently an impressive documentary about this famous photographer, Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning, aired on PBS. The film is directed by Lange’s granddaughter, the award winning cinematographer Dyanna Taylor. There is also a companion book with the same … Continue reading →

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