Paul Strand Blind Woman

In this sense the sign is as much an accusation as a proclamation suggesting that the voyeur who sees her is blind to her humanity.
Paul strand blind woman. Even if she could see the woman in paul strand s pioneering image might not have known she was being photographed. Manhattan people strand is simply the biggest widest most commanding talent in the history of american photography thus has susan sontag described her countryman paul strand. 13 x 9 3 4 in. From a semiotic point of view the sign reads like a label that reduces her identity to the visual perception of those who have the power to observe her.
Strand wanted to capture people as they were not as they projected themselves to be and so when documenting immigrants on new york city s lower east side he used a false lens that allowed him to shoot in one direction even as his. From heritage auctions paul strand blind woman new york 1916 photogravure printed later 8 1 2 6 1 2 in. Alfred stieglitz and his new york galleries january 28 2001 april 22 2001. Strand believed that the furtive nature of authentic urban portraiture was both vital and morally justifiable.
The paul strand foundation c1981 printed 1976 or 1977. 33 x 24 8 cm sheet flush mount. 33 9 x 26 cm provenance from the artist directly to michael hoffman former director of. From christie s paul strand blind woman new york 1916 gelatin silver contact print 33 9 26 cm.
13 3 8 x 10 1 4 in. Subject headings blind persons new york state new york 1910 1920 format headings gelatin silver prints. I was attempting to give something to the world and not exploit anyone in the process he said. Blind woman new york.
Especially in his early work he transcended the limits of pictorialism and thus prepared the way for modern photography in the usa. National gallery of art washington d c. Photograph new york blind woman paul strand american 1890 1976 22 4 16 7 cm 8 13 16 6 9 16 in 93 xb 26 53 open content images tend to be large in file size. Paul strand blind woman 1916.
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