New York School of photography
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The New York School of photography was a mid-20th-century movement of mostly street and documentary photographers known for their spontaneous, gritty, and often psychologically charged depictions of urban life, particularly in New York City.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic movement
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photography movement ⓘ |
| approach |
largely candid photography
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on-the-street shooting ⓘ |
| artForm | photography ⓘ |
| associatedArtMovement | postwar American photography ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focus |
New York City street scenes
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urban life ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
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street photography ⓘ |
| hasNotablePhotographer |
Arthur Leipzig
NERFINISHED
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Bruce Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ Diane Arbus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernst Haas NERFINISHED ⓘ Garry Winogrand NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Levitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Friedlander NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Freed NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisette Model NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Faurer NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Engel NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy DeCarava NERFINISHED ⓘ Saul Leiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Sid Grossman NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Croner NERFINISHED ⓘ Weegee NERFINISHED ⓘ William Klein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary street photography
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late-20th-century documentary photography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
documentary tradition in photography
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photojournalism ⓘ |
| mainLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
gritty visual style
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psychologically charged imagery ⓘ spontaneous depictions of urban life ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Beat Generation culture
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New York art scene of the 1940s and 1950s ⓘ |
| typicalSubjectMatter |
everyday life of ordinary New Yorkers
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social marginality ⓘ street crowds ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
dynamic framing and unusual angles
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high-contrast black-and-white imagery ⓘ use of available light ⓘ |
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