Episode number 6 of Series “The Developing image”.
Portrays the public’s belief in the photograph and the ways that this trust has been manipulated over the years. Viewers explore photographs taken at the Battle of Gettysburg with a Civil War historian, while contemporary photographer Duane Michals, discusses illusion in his personal and commercial work.
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ACMI Identifier
305966
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Gettysburg (Pa.)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Documentary photography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Social aspects - History
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Photography - Social aspects - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)