Photo History – Class 6 – Photography and Painting
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The interactive relationship that painting and photography have had for 174 years is the topic of this class session. We attempt to look at how painting influenced photography and vice-versa. We also look briefly at how what photographs “look like” influence our understanding of what they are. * Slides from this class session * Handout from this class session
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