ART 462 East Los Angeles College The Family of Man Exhibition Questions

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1. Describe the Family of Man Exhibition. Include the name of the curator, the venue in which the exhibition was initially held, the number of photographs in the exhibition and the number of countries and number of artists included in the show.
2. Now describe the layout of the Family of Man Exhibition. What was the curator’s inspiration for the layout? How did he organize the show?
3. What were criticisms of the Family of Man Exhibition?
4. What was the theme or aim that the curator used/had for the show? What major events was he reacting against by curating the show? How was he trying to help people overcome?
5. What is the idea of “cultural relativism” and how does it relate to the Family of Man Exhibition?
6. Define the stylistic qualities and preferred subject matter of Manual Alvarez Bravo.
7. Select one of Bravo’s photographs and describe it in depth.
8. How does Bravo’s work relate to Surrealism? Which one of his photographs was featured in a Surrealist exhibition?
9. What famous artists was Bravo associated with?
10. Define the stylistic qualities and preferred subject matter of Seydou Keita.
11. What country is Seydou Keita from? As a native African photographer what advantage did he have over colonial/European photographers in Africa?
12. Give general facts about the state of photography in Japan. How did WWII affect photographic artists in Japan? What issues did they struggle with?
13. Describe Eikoh Hosoe’s series of photographs entitled Kamaitachi. What is the theme of this series?
14. Select one of Hosoe’s photographs and describe it in depth.
15. Describe Eikoh Hosoe’s series of photographs entitled Barakei. What is the theme of this series?
16. Define the stylistic qualities and preferred subject matter of Eugene Atget.
17. What kind of camera did Atget photograph with? What qualities did the Surrealists like about his photographs?
18. What country did Robert Frank come from? How did that affect the way he photographed in the United States?
19. What series of photographs is Robert Frank well known for? Describe the subject matter and style of this series of photographs by Frank.
20. Why was Frank so controversial in the United States?
21. Define the stylistic qualities and preferred subject matter of Garry Winogrand.
22. Define the stylistic qualities and preferred subject matter of Lee Friedland.
23. Define the stylistic qualities and preferred subject matter of Roy DeCarava.
24. Define the stylistic qualities and preferred subject matter of Weegee.
25. Define the stylistic qualities and preferred subject matter of Harry Callahan. Be sure to mention the two distinct bodies of work that he pursued.
26. Define the stylistic qualities and preferred subject matter of Diane Arbus.