Arthur Rothstein, born in 1915 in New York City, is recognized as one of America’s premier photojournalists of the 20th century. Throughout a career that spans five decades, he has produced notable photographs focusing on the farming communities in the Midwestern Dust Bowl during the Great Depression, which are considered to be some of the best known photographs of the Depression Era.
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William “Bill” Witt, a photographer born in New Jersey, captured powerful pictures that showed a unique time in American history, creating an insightful chronicle of New York City.
Ruth Bernhard, the German-American photographer whose career has spanned almost 7 decades is considered a true icon of modernist photography. She has influenced and inspired many with her mastery in use of light, and combining graphic elegance with sensual subject matters.
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Elvis Presley, known as the King of Rock n’ Roll, was responsible for shaping the direction of popular music. His raucous sound, rebellious dance moves, high-energy delivery, and iconic persona turned him into an international sensation.
“How do you paint a picture of timelessness?” reads Barbara Cole’s artist statement. “How do you capture the feeling of being weightless in an image?”
Alfred Eisenstaedt is often credited as the first “photojournalist” in the medium’s history. As one of LIFE magazine’s most renowned photojournalists, Eisenstaedt’s journey to becoming one of the most versatile and well-regarded photographers was an improbable one.
Photographer Michael Eastman, renowned for his striking architectural photography, as he calls it, “portraits of the inhabitants of the space even though they are not actually present,” has taken the cause to capture these incredible edifices teeming with American identity.