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Eugene and Berenice : pioneers of urban photography
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Often called the father of modern photography, Frenchman Eugene Atget embraced a heartfelt realism that influenced generations of younger photographers-including an American, Berenice Abbott, who c...
Often called the father of modern photography, Frenchman Eugene Atget embraced a heartfelt realism that influenced generations of younger photographers-including an American, Berenice Abbott, who championed him in his later career and carried on his legacy. This program examines the work of both artists, juxtaposing Atget's Paris oeuvre with Abbott's views of New York, describing how their paths crossed amidst the Parisian avant-garde, shedding light on their unlikely connection to the surrealists, and helping viewers understand the aesthetic and personal bond they shared. Rare archival interview footage featuring Abbott is included, along with commentary from photographers working today.
Details
- Creator
- House, Michael
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2009], c2008
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (53 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781608251513
- OCLC
- ocn709676462
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on May 31, 2009.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Photographer Icons (1:09) -- Paris Photographer (3:01) -- Eugene Atget: Commercial Photographer (3:23) -- Photographs Preserve Old Paris (4:36) -- Photographs of Street Vendors and Horse and Buggies (2:55) -- Photographic Series of Paris Prostitutes (3:39) -- Soul of an Artist/Photographer (3:54) -- Surrealist Man Ray (4:38) -- Eugene Atget Mentors Berenice Abbot (1:18) -- Influence of Engene Atget's Work on Berenice Abbott (3:37) -- Berenice Abbott Photographs New York (2:45) -- Photographer of New York (3:32) -- Berenice Abbott's Photographs of New York Architecture (3:23) -- Photographs of Lower East Side (3:45) -- Photographs of Harlem (5:52)