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Wherever the ...photographer may be working, he has, I think a great responsibility of
truthfulness. But if the place and the material chosen is not his own, that responsibility is heavier.
... He must come to know, to see and understand what he sees, with a
good deal of humility and respect. Otherwise what he does cannot be much more than an impertinence.
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For reasons that have been discussed at length by art
historians, the Western tradition of interest and delight in the representation of the
human form is at a low ebb
among contemporary painters and sculptors. |
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"This model has such a classic face and figure
that I wanted to
photograph her in a relaxed and serene mood, completely impersonal." |
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One of Suschitzky's frequent commissions is
to make a portrait of a movie starlet which will reveal some of her true beauty rather than a
mere surface glitter.
Master of a certain kind of elegance in photography, Beaton exemplifies his style in this
portrait... |
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Gisele Freund became a photographer shortly before
the war after having received her doctorate from the Sorbonne for a dissertation on
19th Century French Photography. |
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Some of the depressing effect of a realization of
the H-bomb's capacity for destruction has been overcome by the knowledge that a guided missile system
is being installed near vital U.S. centers.
In April, J.Robert Oppenheimer...was officially presented with charges that he was a security risk
...[and] stripped of access to atomic and hydrogen bomb secrets. |
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March 12 - McCarthy charges Army with attempted
blackmail in effort to stop his exposure of communists.
... April 27 - Army charges that McCarthy and associates had 'doctored' photo of Schine and Stevens.
...Pvt.G.David Schine testified that photo of himself and Secretary Stevens had been altered
without his knowledge. |
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Photographic Illustrations create precisely the proper mood and atmosphere
to present your story
most effectively |
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