Prepare a 5 minute presentation focusing on one monograph published by your given photographer.
Research the following...
- What is the significance to the overall title?
- What was the social context at the time of the works production?
- Is the work significant/ important? Why?
- What are the recurring themes?
- Book design
- Information with each image
For this assignment I will look at the book called "CITIZENS OF THE 20TH CENTURY".
BOOK COVER
This is the book cover. The photo on the cover almost fills the page. The image itself gives a representation of the following images in the book.
The image on the cover is titled "Young farmers in their Sunday best". It is probably one of the most famous of Sanders photographs. The 3 men are on a way to a dance. Their is confidence they look towards Sander and his camera, like many in the series. There is little focus on the landscape, but the field hints at their profession.
BOOK LAYOUT
- Book compiled through Sanders notes and negatives
- 431 Portraits
- In the 7 categories
- wanted to create a rank ordered book of portraits before death but failed to do so, this book attempts to do this
BOOK TITLE
- Expresses Sanders desire to portray entire German community
- Word "citizens" expresses him wanted to portray peoples innocence
- Equality in the title
- Archive of 20th century men
SOCIAL CONTEXT
- Time of the Weimar republic, lead of the Nazis
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