This Was the Photo League Compassion and the Camera from the Depression to the Cold War
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The Photo League of New York (1936-1951) was a non-profit organization of dedicated professional and amateur photographers – most of them New Yorkers and the majority Jewish, both male and female born between 1900 and 1925. They chronicled a tumultuous period in American history and endured both controversy and celebration. Their story is told through text and their remarkable photographs.
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The major work on an organization whose members were united in the belief in the transformative power of photography to effect social change during a tumultuous period of American history.
The Photo League of New York (1936-1951) was a non-profit organization of dedicated professional and amateur photographers – most of them New Yorkers and the majority Jewish, both male and female born between 1900 and 1925. They chronicled a tumultuous period in American history and endured both controversy and celebration. Their story is told through text and their remarkable photographs.
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| Date Published | January, 2001 |
| Specifications | Hardback, 176pp |