by Kevin Hass Thanks to all who attended today and participated in a great discussion. We talked about the railroad photography of O. Winston Link and how he created the scenes he photographed in the 1950's using 4x5 cameras and dozens of large flash bulbs for each shot. In contrast, we also viewed and talked about the work of photographer Don Normark, seen in his important social documentary on the destruction of a Mexican-American village in Chavez Ravine, where he photographed in 1949. A public housing project planned for the land was not carried through. Many lives were changed forever in the destruction and ensuing controversy. O. Winston Link: http://www.google.com/search?q=o+winston+link+photographs&hl=en&gbv=2&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiw07ikpLLNAhVS6mMKHRxoAB4QsAQIIg Don Normark Link: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chavezravine/album.html
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Jim Staub
6/23/2016 10:17:20 pm
As I consider the two documentaries Kevin Hass showed Saturday morning, which featured the photographic work of O.Winston Link and Don Normark, it added to my knowledge of these photographers I knew about from publications. Their own thoughts and words in the videos, on the aesthetics of their photography, revealed much more.
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Victor Rini
6/26/2016 04:01:43 pm
Nice to see a new link pop up in google about interest in Don Normark's work. I was beginning to think that people had forgotten about him.
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