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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| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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human → photographer → visual anthropologist → |
| activeInPeriod |
20th century
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| areaOfActivity |
Latin America
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United States → |
| coAuthor |
Malcolm Collier
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| contributedTo |
formalization of visual research techniques in anthropology
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training materials for visual field methods → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| employer |
United States federal government
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| father |
John Collier Sr.
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| fieldOfWork |
applied anthropology
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documentary photography → ethnographic photography → visual anthropology → |
| genre |
documentary photography
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| hasEthnicGroup |
European American
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| hasGender |
male
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| hasInfluenced |
documentary photographers working with social science
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visual ethnographers → |
| hasRelative |
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
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| movement |
New Deal documentary tradition
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| nationality |
American
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| 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
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| occupation |
anthropologist
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photographer → |
| participatedIn |
New Deal era documentary projects
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| 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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Farm Security Administration photographers
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