August Sander: People of the 20th Century.(Video recording review)

From: Arts & Activities | Date: November 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

[VHS/CD/VISUAL] AUGUST SANDER: People of the 20th Century. VHS or DVD/44 min./$375 (VHS rental, $75). Level: University. First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court Street, 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; (800) 876-1710; www.frif.com.

Back in the 1920s, photographer August Sander made a radical departure from the artificiality of studio portraiture, pioneering a naturalistic documentary style that is sure to interest photography students. This video documents his photographs of the citizens of Weimar Germany, showing them in real-life settings. His works grew into a social-documentary ...

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