Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from On Photography

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Daguerreotype / Calotype / Photograph - This item is a photographic image produced by a methodology pioneered by Daguerre.

Les Carabineirs - This movie is a 1963 film by Jean-Luc Godard, depicting two sluggish peasants who join the King's Army because they are promised they will be able to loot, rape, and murder while simultaneously getting rich.

Si J'avais Quatre Dromadaires - This movie is a 1966 film by Chris Marker, presenting an orchestrated depiction of enlarged still photographs from various themes.

Camera Week - This item, a serial published by Alfred Steiglitz,...
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