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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Predicate Object
instanceOf anthropologist
human
photographer
visual anthropologist
activeInPeriod 20th century
areaOfActivity Latin America
United States
coAuthor Malcolm Collier
contributedTo formalization of visual research techniques in anthropology
training materials for visual field methods
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer United States federal government
father John Collier Sr.
fieldOfWork applied anthropology
documentary photography
ethnographic photography
visual anthropology
genre documentary photography
hasEthnicGroup European American
hasGender male
hasInfluenced documentary photographers working with social science
visual ethnographers
hasRelative John Collier Sr.
influenced development of visual anthropology as a subfield
methodological use of photography in social sciences
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement New Deal documentary tradition
nationality American
notableFor contributions to visual anthropology
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
photographer
participatedIn New Deal era documentary projects
usedMedium 35mm photography
black-and-white photography
still photography
workFocus documentation of social conditions in the United States
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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