Movie Monday Notes 2/13/15

1. What was The Photo League's credo?
   The Photo League's credo was that the camera was more just recording reality, it actually changed the world.
2. What organization did The Photo League separate from?
   
   It was separated from Workers International Relief. The Photo League was originally known as the Worker's Camera League.
3. What was the workshop?
   "The Workshop" was a photography workshop in which Sid Grossman taught classes
4. Who taught "the workshop?"
   Sid Grossman
5. If you were to devote one year of your life to one project, what project is worth your time and energy?
   I would devote my time to the things that I am passionate about.
6. What was The Harlem Document?
   The Harlem Document was a collection of documentations of African Americans during the 1930s.
7. Who started The Harlem Document?
   Aaron Siskind.
8. A photographer discusses a photograph where "the children looked like they came out of a __________ painting. Who was the painter? 
   The painter was Caravaggio
9. Why did the photograph mentioned in #8 look like it was by the painter? 
   The photograph lights up the boys face on the right.
10. Who was Lewis Hine? (name two significant contributions)
    Lewis Hine was an American photographer who inspired urban life portraits. He was a photographer for the National Child Labor Committee and photographed the Depression
11. Who was Weegee?
    Weegee is a nickname for Arthur Felling, known for his blackand white street photography and his personality.
12. How did The League change when The Nazis took power?
    European immigrants (for example Laudi Jacobi, Erica Cocfer and Lizet Model) fleeing the Nazis immigrated to New York, where they joined the Photo League.
13. How did The League change during WWII?
    The Photo League took a more political stance by using their cameras in support of the war. Feature groups documented many different aspects of the war. Because many male Photo Leaguers joined the U.S. military forces fighting overseas, females took on the role of running the league.
14. How did Siskind change after WWII?
    Before, Siskind's style was realism and he swirched to a more expressive abstract style..
15. What was the Saturday Evening post?
    The Saturday Evening Post is a bimonthly American magazine that started publishing in 1897.
16. Who was Barbara Morgan? What did she photograph?
    Barbara Morgan was a photographer from Kansas who took many photos of modern dancers. She was also a co-founder of the photography magazineAperture.
17. What eventually undermined the Photo League?
    The Photo League was placed on a government list of communist and fascist organizations.
18. What was the "Growing Menace" mentioned in the film?
    Communism was the growing menace.
19. Who agreed to serve as President when The League was under investigation?
    W. Eugene Smith agreed to serve the President.
20. What happened to the league?
    The Photo League eventually disbanded in 1951 after it was declared as a front for communists..