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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:book
gptkb:photography |
| gptkbp:artistic_influence |
historical documentation
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Beat_Generation
Visual storytelling Post-war America Cultural critique Modernist photography |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Robert_Frank
gptkb:Walker_Evans |
| gptkbp:available_formats |
digital edition
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| gptkbp:collection |
gptkb:Public_Library
Photographs of American society |
| gptkbp:contribution |
American visual culture
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| gptkbp:critical_analysis |
Social commentary
Captures everyday life Explores themes of alienation |
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
Highly acclaimed
academic studies |
| gptkbp:criticism |
well-received
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
social awareness
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
depicts the Great Depression
Reflections of 1950s America |
| gptkbp:exhibition |
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
The Museum of Modern Art exhibition |
| gptkbp:features |
black and white photographs
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| gptkbp:first_edition |
1958 edition
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| gptkbp:focuses_on |
American life
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| gptkbp:format |
Hardcover
hardcover |
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:photography
documentary photography |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
American Photographs
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| gptkbp:illustrated_by |
gptkb:Robert_Frank
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| gptkbp:impact |
Cultural commentary
American photography |
| gptkbp:influenced |
Cultural studies
Visual arts Street photography Photojournalism Art movements Art photography Documentary filmmaking artistic movements Contemporary photographers |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Documentary photography
American realism social realism European photography |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
American vernacular
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
photography studies
Photography textbooks Numerous art critiques |
| gptkbp:isbn |
978-0151708003
978-0870703632 |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influential in art and photography
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| gptkbp:notable_artists |
gptkb:Subway_Series
gptkb:Parade—_New_Orleans The Americans series Trolley— New Orleans |
| gptkbp:notable_exhibitions |
Traveling exhibitions
Museum exhibitions Gallery shows |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:The_Americans
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| gptkbp:page_count |
144
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| gptkbp:pages |
160
|
| gptkbp:photography |
rural America
Black and white photography gelatin silver print |
| gptkbp:preface_by |
gptkb:Jack_Kerouac
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| gptkbp:published_year |
gptkb:1958
1938 |
| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Harcourt_Brace
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Modern_Art |
| gptkbp:reprints |
Multiple editions
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| gptkbp:reviews |
critical acclaim
Positive reviews from critics Influential in photography circles |
| gptkbp:style |
Candid photography
modernist photography |
| gptkbp:subject |
American life
|
| gptkbp:subject_matter |
gptkb:Social_issues
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| gptkbp:theme |
poverty
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Dorothea_Lange
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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