Straight Photography | Photography Movement | History of Photography | Photo Coordinates |
Straight Photography is an important thread within the history of photography. It can be understood as a reaction against pictorialism that emphasized recording subjects plainly and directly, without painterly manipulation. This movement page brings together photographers, eras, and related contexts so readers can see how the approach developed, where it circulated, and which artists help define its historical position.
Frederick H. Evans was born in London in 1853.
Read detailsStieglitz made 291 and Camera Work a bridge from pictorialism to modern photography as museum art.
Read detailsCharles Sheeler was an American artist who moved between photography and painting and helped shape the visual language of American modernism.
Read detailsPaul Strand's decisive break came in part from his first visit to Gallery 291 in 1907, where Lewis Hine introduced him to modern painting.
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