Photographic Presidents

Photographic Presidents

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Finnegan, Cara A.
University of Illinois Press
EAN: 9780252052699
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Defining the Chief Executive via flash powder and selfie sticksLincoln s somber portraits. Lyndon Johnson s swearing in. George W. Bush s reaction to learning about the 9/11 attacks. Photography plays an indelible role in how we remember and define American presidents. Throughout history, presidents have actively participated in all aspects of photography, not only by sitting for photos but by taking and consuming them. Cara A. Finnegan ventures from a newly-discovered daguerreotype of John Quincy Adams to Barack Obama s selfies to tell the stories of how presidents have participated in the medium s transformative moments. As she shows, technological developments not only changed photography, but introduced new visual values that influence how we judge an image. At the same time, presidential photographs as representations of leaders who symbolized the nation sparked public debate on these values and their implications. An original journey through political history, Photographic Presidents reveals the intertwined evolution of an American institution and a medium that continues to define it.
EAN 9780252052699
ISBN 0252052692
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavateľ University of Illinois Press
Dátum vydania 18. mája 2021
Jazyk English
Krajina Uruguay
Autori Finnegan, Cara A.