Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans)
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans) is a landmark collection of documentary images depicting impoverished tenant farmers in the American South during the Great Depression, created to accompany James Agee’s influential text of the same name.
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Target entity: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans) Context triple: [Farm Security Administration photographers, notableWork, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans)]
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Nighthawks
Nighthawks is a famous 1942 painting by Edward Hopper that depicts a brightly lit late-night diner scene and is widely regarded as an iconic image of urban isolation in American art.
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Marilyn Diptych
Marilyn Diptych is a 1962 pop art painting by Andy Warhol that features repeated, brightly colored and monochrome images of Marilyn Monroe, exemplifying his exploration of celebrity culture and mass reproduction.
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
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The Howl
The Howl is the energetic and famously raucous student cheering section that supports the University of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team at their home games.
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No One Writes to the Colonel
No One Writes to the Colonel is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez that portrays an aging, impoverished colonel’s quiet hope and dignity as he waits in vain for a long-promised government pension.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans) Target entity description: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans) is a landmark collection of documentary images depicting impoverished tenant farmers in the American South during the Great Depression, created to accompany James Agee’s influential text of the same name.
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A.
Nighthawks
Nighthawks is a famous 1942 painting by Edward Hopper that depicts a brightly lit late-night diner scene and is widely regarded as an iconic image of urban isolation in American art.
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B.
Marilyn Diptych
Marilyn Diptych is a 1962 pop art painting by Andy Warhol that features repeated, brightly colored and monochrome images of Marilyn Monroe, exemplifying his exploration of celebrity culture and mass reproduction.
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C.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
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D.
The Howl
The Howl is the energetic and famously raucous student cheering section that supports the University of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team at their home games.
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E.
No One Writes to the Colonel
No One Writes to the Colonel is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez that portrays an aging, impoverished colonel’s quiet hope and dignity as he waits in vain for a long-promised government pension.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
documentary photography
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photographic work ⓘ |
| aim | to document conditions of poor tenant farmers ⓘ |
| archivalPresence | major museum photography collections ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
class inequality
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human dignity in poverty ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Farm Security Administration photographs
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surface form:
Farm Security Administration photography
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Walker Evans ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | landmark of American documentary tradition ⓘ |
| depicts |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
impoverished rural families ⓘ tenant farmers ⓘ |
| depictsPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| documentationType | visual ethnography ⓘ |
| documentedBy | James Agee (text) ⓘ |
| ethicalApproach | non-sensational depiction of poverty ⓘ |
| genre |
photojournalism
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social documentary photography ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfAccompanyingText | James Agee ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | American visual culture of the 20th century ⓘ |
| hasPhotographer | Walker Evans ⓘ |
| hasTitleInWork |
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans)
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surface form:
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
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| historicalContext |
New Deal
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surface form:
New Deal era
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| influenced | later documentary photographers ⓘ |
| languageOfAccompanyingText | English ⓘ |
| locationDepicted | Alabama ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| movement | American documentary movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration with James Agee
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influence on documentary photography ⓘ intimate portrayal of tenant farmers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans)
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surface form:
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
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| portrays |
daily life of tenant farmers
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domestic interiors ⓘ material possessions of poor families ⓘ rural landscapes ⓘ |
| publicationContext |
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans)
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surface form:
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (book)
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| relatedWork |
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans)
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surface form:
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (text by James Agee)
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| style |
straight photography
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unembellished realism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
rural poverty
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sharecropping ⓘ tenant farming ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | 1930s ⓘ |
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Subject: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans) Description of subject: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans) is a landmark collection of documentary images depicting impoverished tenant farmers in the American South during the Great Depression, created to accompany James Agee’s influential text of the same name.
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