| Description |
1 videodisc (17 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| System Details |
DVD, widecsreen presentation. |
| Language |
In English. |
| Performer |
Aaron Siskind. |
| Credits |
Edited by Thomas Drescher. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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This DVD-R may not be compatible with all standard players. |
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Originally produced in 1981; date on disc, c1981; date on container, c1983. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Photographer Aaron Siskind sought to demonstrate the expressive potential of a medium often thought to be limited to mere description, although he began his career as a documentarian. His mature work, consisting of close-up details of both natural and cultural artifacts firmly negate the camera's customary perspectival depth. In Mexico and South America in the 1970's and 80's, he focused on remnants of scrawled political slogans that had been repainted to obliterate their original messages. |
| Subject |
Siskind, Aaron.
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Photographers -- United States -- Biography.
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Photographers -- United States -- Interviews.
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Photography, Artistic.
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Documentary photography.
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United States -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
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South America -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Siskind, Aaron, interviewee (expression)
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Haimes, Ted, director, director of photography.
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Howard, Edgar B., producer.
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Checkerboard Foundation.
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