The photos of Baker, Florida are probably meant to highlight the economic problems in Florida during the 1920s. One photo shows a building that used to be a bank but is now a barbershop. The descriptions that come with the photos describe Baker as a town that used to be prosperous until the railroad tracks were torn up. This is further emphasized by another photo that makes Baker look like a ghost town. During the depression over 150 banks in Florida closed. In addition “the operating revenues of two of the largest railroads in Florida went into receivership.” This would explain the pitiful condition of Baker in the photos. The purpose of the photos is to show the dismal economic conditions in Florida. Therefore, it’s possible that they were intended to convince people that something had to be done about Florida. …show more content…
The theme that is shown is people getting back to work and also enjoying themselves. One photo is of two children playing in front of a tent. Another photo shows dozens of people waiting to get jobs. There are also photos of people performing construction jobs. In one photo they are building a house. Camp Blanding was used for the National Guard but was expanded during World War 2. This provided thousands of jobs. So much so that there was not enough housing for all of the workers which would explain both the tents and the construction of additional houses. Marion Post Wolcott took multiple pictures that captured the experiences of migrant workers. She showed the shortage of housing and the difficult conditions. The purpose of the photos is to show progress and ingenuity. Despite owning little they are still able to enjoy themselves. In addition, it’s meant to show that the projects designed to help the war effort were also putting unemployed people back to
Many soldiers who come back from the war need to express how they feel. Many do it in the way of writing. Many soldiers die in war, but the ones who come back are just as “dead.” Many cadets come back with shell shock, amputated arms and legs, and sometimes even their friends aren’t there with them. So during World War I, there was a burst of new art and writings come from the soldiers. Many express in the way of books, poems, short stories and art itself. Most soldiers are just trying to escape. A lot of these soldiers are trying to show what war is really like, and people respond. They finally might think war might not be the answer. This is why writers use imagery, irony and structure to protest war.
Additionally, the painting shows that these colonists are literally building their society. For example, in the background, there are two buildings under construction and there is a man delivering bricks to the workers. This shows that these colonists are willing to work hard to build their community. This also shows that they are willing to go far away to get bricks. In conclusion the
Grant Wood was a Regionalist artist who continually endeavored to capture the idyllic beauty of America’s farmlands. In 1930 he had been roaming through his hometown in Iowa searching for inspiration when he stumbled upon a house that left him spellbound. From this encounter came America’s iconic American Gothic. Not long after Wood’s masterpiece was complete the once ideal countryside and the people who tended to it were overcome by despair and suffering as the Great Depression came to be. It was a time of economic distress that affected nearly every nation. America’s stock market crashed in 1929 and by 1933 millions of Americans were found without work and consequently without adequate food, shelter, and other necessities. In 1935, things took a turn for the worst as severe winds and dust storms destroyed the southern Great Plains in the event that became known as the Dust Bowl. Farmers, who had been able to fall back on their crops during past depressions, were hit especially hard. With no work or way or other source of income, many farms were foreclosed, leaving countless families hungry and homeless. Ben Shahn, a Lithuanian-born man who had a deep passion for social injustice, captures the well-known hopelessness of the Great Depression through his photograph Rural Rehabilitation Client. Shahn and Wood use their art to depict the desperation of everyday farmers in America due to the terrors and adverse repercussions that the Great Depression incited.
The 1920s were a time of political and social changes. Americans began transferring from farm life to city living and the economy kept growing. People all over the country were doing the same dances, listening to the same music, bought the same items and even talked the same. Although the 20’s brought much conflict, for some young people and cities, they were definitely roaring.
The usage of these colors bring the audience straight to attention, helping us absorb the information given. Soon, you realize how desolate and empty the places seem after seeing some of the area. The towns seem empty at times, showing the relevance of ghost towns (communities where so many migrants might be away in the United States that the community itself may seem to have disappear). Houses in these areas might not even be occupied- whole families having moved to the United States for better work-related opportunities. Rurally, the areas lack crops altogether. Touched on in the film, NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) is one reason why the agriculture in the area has been lacking. Originally thought to be a good idea, the United States put NAFTA into place to try to get rid of the need for Mexicans to migrate for work. After ten years, it actually ruined about two million Mexican subsistence farmers’ livelihoods. Additionally, it caused even more migration to the United States. The film provides good information about some families affected more specifically, such as pig farmers having to move after not being able to sell their products due to such low prices from United States
It would be hard to imagine what mill life would have been like if it were not for American photographer, Lewis Hine. Hine was influential in bringing public awareness to many social issues of his time. Born in a rural town in Wisconsin in 1874, Hine dedicated his life to capturing America’s cultural landscape through the people in his photographs. He was there when thousands of immigrants took their first steps on American soil at Ellis Island. In World War One he captured on film the heroic efforts of the Red Cross (“Lewis Wickes Hine”). But most importantly for this paper, are his accounts of people in the mill villages and textile factories in rural America. Through some of his pictures, we will explore life in southern mill villages in the nineteen hundreds.
This was one of the most common places where slave auctions took place. Through this cartoon, Miller helps prove Johnson’s point that slaves were seen as chattel property. The fact that there were auctions for slaves taking place proves that they weren’t seen as humans and were considered property who can be moved and bought or sold. Furthermore, you know the saying how you can’t put a dollar value on another human being? Many people think of their children as invaluable, as they believed you can’t put a price tag on them. They wouldn’t sell their children for anything in the world, even if they were offered millions of dollars. Well, according to Johnson, many slave masters tried using paternalism as a form of justification for slavery. However, if this were really true and they treated them like they were their children, how could they possibly be willing to sell their slaves in such auctions and tread them so brutally? Every slave owner was willing to part with their slaves for a certain price. As Johnson stated, this proves that the paternalism justification is just an outright lie. Additionally, a mother is seen holding her baby in the drawing, as others are bidding for her and her baby’s services. Once again, this proves how slaves were treated so cruelly, as Johnson pointed out, even putting a
"A picture is worth a thousand words," we say. From the eyes and mind of the archivist studying the pictures of Robert Ross' experience with war, they are worth a lot more. The photographs in the epilogue of Timothy Findley's "The Wars" play an important role in Findley establishing both a trust with the reader, and a sense of realism to his war story. This satisfies the need for realism in his tale. The result of this image that is brought forth through the medium of the photograph, is that we are forced to see the "before" and "after" of Roberts "experience" and figure out our way through what is deposited in between: the cause and effect.
It was a known as a colorful time, the jazz age and the dollar decade. As World War I (WWI) came to a close many Americans wanted to simply forget about the Europeans and the war and live life to the fullest. Some chose to amuse themselves with soaring stock profits, illegal liquor, short skirts, and what many would look upon as shocking morals. This was a time of dramatic social and economic change. Many people were uncomfortable with this sometimes-racy “mass culture.” The Roaring Twenties was a time filled with youth hosting wild parties. Everything had a feeling of carelessness to it. People from all around the world were doing the same type of things as Americans were. As for the economic change, the total wealth of the U.S. nearly doubled from the year 1920 up until the great crash in 1929. Most African Americans knew this period to be the Harlem Renaissance. Many famous Jazz artists, playwrights, and sculptures came from the Harlem Renaissance. Some of which were Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes and Augustus Savage. Many other discoveries included sports legends, writers and gang life. Some of which were Babe Ruth, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Rudolph Valentino.
middle of paper ... ... Grosz is using this art to convey a feeling, and to bring us into World War I, not by showing what it actually looked like, but rather how it felt to be there. Modern art serves to immerse us more thoroughly in a scene by touching on more than just our sight. Artists such as Grosz, and Duchamp try to get us to feel, instead of just see. It seems that this concept has come about largely as a way to regain identity after shedding the concepts of the Enlightenment.
Kirlian Photography is used to capture electrical coronial discharges. It is basically a way of capturing contact photographs through connecting an object to a voltage source. You would first begin by placing film on top a piece of metal. Then you would place the object you wish to capture an image of on top the film. As you switch on the power electricity will flow through the object and jump to the metal plate, creating coronal discharges, which is what the film captures to create the image of the object. You may see an image of the setup below
Many Americans choose to forget the past brutalities of child labor. Unfortunately, the past does not disappear. Child labor did take place in the U.S. and the Carolina Cotton Mill photograph is a prominent witness. Lewis Wickes Hine is the artist behind this powerful photo, which was taken in the early 1900s (Dimock). Hine’s Carolina Cotton Mill embodies the struggle of child labor through the incorporation of situational information, artistic elements such as lines and space, and cultural values.
When going for a walk, a person takes in the beauty around them. On this particular day, the refulgent sun is extra bright, making the sky a perfect blue. White, puffy clouds fill the sky, slowing moving at their own pace. The wind is peacefully calm, making the trees stand tall and proud. There is no humidity in the air. As this person walks down the road, they see a deer with her two fawns. The moment is absolutely beautiful. Moments like this happen only once in a great while, making us wanting to stay in the particular moment forever. Unfortunately, time moves on, but only if there were some way to capture the day’s magnificence. Thanks to Joseph Niépce, we can now capture these moments and others that take our breath away. The invention of the camera and its many makeovers has changed the art of photography.
During the Holocaust, images displaying dead bodies, skinny defenseless people and kids trapped between fences demonstrate a shuddering feeling to the mind. An image reveals the Nazi soldiers, placing the prisoners in front of a ditch, and then executing them by shooting, making them fall into the hole as way to get rid of these imprisoned people (Ghouse, Huffington Post). The gory images causes people to feel emotional and saddened at the sight of the dead and how the prisoners were treated during the Holocaust. Images that explain these people’s surroundings display gunsmoke, blood, dead bodies, and heavy labor in these concentration camps. The aching of one’s heart as it drops to his stomach is all he can think about when he sees an image from the Holocaust that should not be described in
My thoughts on my photograph being taken in particular have changed drastically over time. When I was younger, I literally gave no thought to my photo being taken, I barely even remember them being taken. When I look at the photographs of my childhood, I remember the moment in which they were taken, but I don't remember the photo actually being taken. Now I always know when someone is taking a picture of me, sort of like a sixth sense. I think the reason behind that is that when I was younger I loved my photo being taken and now I hide from the camera. Mostly because of insecurities and knowing how quickly a photo can travel now through the internet and social media.