John Collier Jr.
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John Collier Jr. was an American photographer and anthropologist known for his documentary work during the New Deal era and his influential contributions to visual anthropology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Collier Jr. canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: John Collier Jr. Context triple: [Farm Security Administration photographers, hasPart, John Collier Jr.]
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Harold L. Ickes
Harold L. Ickes was a prominent New Deal-era U.S. politician who served as Secretary of the Interior under Franklin D. Roosevelt and played a key role in implementing major public works and conservation programs.
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Cecil H. Green
Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
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William Tilden Blodgett
William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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John Flournoy Montgomery
John Flournoy Montgomery was an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary in the years leading up to and during the early part of World War II.
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John A. Wilson
John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Collier Jr. Target entity description: John Collier Jr. was an American photographer and anthropologist known for his documentary work during the New Deal era and his influential contributions to visual anthropology.
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A.
Harold L. Ickes
Harold L. Ickes was a prominent New Deal-era U.S. politician who served as Secretary of the Interior under Franklin D. Roosevelt and played a key role in implementing major public works and conservation programs.
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B.
Cecil H. Green
Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
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C.
William Tilden Blodgett
William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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D.
John Flournoy Montgomery
John Flournoy Montgomery was an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary in the years leading up to and during the early part of World War II.
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E.
John A. Wilson
John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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human ⓘ photographer ⓘ visual anthropologist ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Latin America
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| coAuthor | Malcolm Collier ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
formalization of visual research techniques in anthropology
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training materials for visual field methods ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| father |
John Collier
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surface form:
John Collier Sr.
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| fieldOfWork |
applied anthropology
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documentary photography ⓘ ethnographic photography ⓘ visual anthropology ⓘ |
| genre | documentary photography ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
documentary photographers working with social science
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visual ethnographers ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
John Collier
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surface form:
John Collier Sr.
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| influenced |
development of visual anthropology as a subfield
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methodological use of photography in social sciences ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | New Deal documentary tradition ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to visual anthropology
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documentary work during the New Deal era ⓘ linking documentary photography with social reform concerns ⓘ teaching visual research methods ⓘ use of photography in anthropological research ⓘ |
| notableWork | Visual Anthropology: Photography as a Research Method ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
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photographer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | New Deal era documentary projects ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
35mm photography
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black-and-white photography ⓘ still photography ⓘ |
| workFocus |
documentation of social conditions in the United States
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integration of images and ethnographic analysis ⓘ systematic methods for photographic fieldwork ⓘ use of cameras as research tools in anthropology ⓘ |
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