Donna J. Drucker and Edward T. Linenthal | American Faces: Twentieth-Century Photographs | The Journal of American History, 94.1

You have not been recognized as a subscriber to JAH online. About 287 words from this article are provided below; about 659 words remain.

If you are a individual member of the Organization of American Historians, you may:: • login here if you have already registered for online access.; • Or if you're already logged in register your subscription.
• Set up your online account for the first time.
If you are not a member of the Organization of American Historians, you can:: • Join the OAH and receive many member benefits including print and electronic issues of the Journal of American History.
• Purchase a research pass to gain two-hour access to the entire History Cooperative web site. You will have full access to current issues of the Journal of American History (86.1-present). Note: the Research Pass does not provide access to JSTOR's holdings of the Journal of American History.
Instititutions can:: • Subscribe to this journal and receive print and electronic issues.
• Activate your existing subscription so that we recognize your IP number ranges.

Donna J. Drucker and Edward T. Linenthal | American Faces: Twentieth-Century Photographs | The Journal of American History, 94.1 | The History Cooperative

American Faces: Twentieth-Century Photographs


Introduction
This round table is an exploration of the diverse relationships between photographs and twentieth-century American history. To examine such relationships, this collection seeks to highlight multiple perspectives on photographs. We are interested in the often-hidden dynamics and consequences of the creation, dissemination, and reception of photographs: what it is like to be a photographer, what is it like to be a subject, how images become consumer objects, how collections are created and ordered, and how photographs illuminate the meanings of American identity on individual, national, and global levels. These photographs focus on human faces: faces of Americans and faces Americans have photographed in the United States and abroad.	1
One purpose of this project is to challenge readers to think about how photographs operate in historical memory. It will take readers into the processes by which photographs are made, remembered, reinterpreted, re-created, celebrated, or maligned. Some of these photographs are well known; others have had limited or no circulation. Additional images that the original inspired or informed accompany several of them. Some of the questions the writers have addressed are: Does the photograph fit easily or jarringly into a particular conception, vision, frame, or narrative of American history? Has the photograph affected their personal lives, their teaching, or their understanding of the power of photography? What has the photograph captured, and what has it left out? Is the passion for photographs and images welcome in people's lives, or can it become an unwanted intrusion? How does the ability to collapse complicated and emotional events into photographs affect those involved in the events? What role does the photographer's intention take in how we understand photos from the past?	. . .

There are about 659 more words in this article. Please log in (or, if you are not yet an authorized user, please go to the User Setup page) to gain full access rights. Or if you're already logged in register your subscription.

American Faces: Twentieth-Century Photographs

Introduction