Modernist Painting
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When had photography existed by the end of WWI?
About eighty years
What was the debate about photography from its beginning?
Some promoted it as a fine art requiring skill, others claimed it was only a mechanical recording device
What movement in the 1890s–1900s entrenched the idea of photography as art?
Pictorialism
What role did Pictorialism play in photography’s acceptance?
It helped establish photography as artistic and accepted by critics
When did Pictorialism decline?
In the 1910s
What lasting impact did Pictorialism have?
It set the expectation that photography should be exhibited as an art form on its own terms
Which artistic movements after WWI embraced photography?
Constructivism, Dada, and Surrealism
How did photographers in the 1910s–1930s push boundaries?
They experimented with cropping, lighting, focus, materials, and techniques
What is an example of Pictorialism’s style?
Arnold Genthe’s Isadora Duncan (1915–23)
What are the features of Genthe’s Isadora Duncan?
Gelatin silver print with soft focus and mystical feeling
Where is Genthe’s Isadora Duncan located today?
J. Paul Getty Museum