From the Great Depression to the Vietnam War, the vast majority of the photographs printed and consumed in the United States appeared on the pages of illustrated magazines. Offering an in-depth look at the photography featured in Life magazine throughout its weekly run from 1936 to 1972, this exhibition examines how the magazine’s use of images fundamentally shaped the modern idea of photography in the United States. The work of photographers such as Margaret Bourke-White, Larry Burrows, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Frank Dandridge, Gordon Parks, and W. Eugene Smith is explored in the context of the creative and editorial structures at Life. Drawing on unprecedented access to Life magazine’s picture and paper archives, as well as photographers’ archives, the exhibition presents an array of materials, including caption files, contact sheets, and shooting scripts, that shed new light on the collaborative process behind many now-iconic images and photo-essays.
Sun 12pm - 5pm
Mon CLOSED
Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am - 5pm
Thu 10am - 9pm
Free & open to the public
NEXT EXHIBITION:
Aug 19th – Dec 13th 2020 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Princeton University Art Museum
Elm Drive
Princeton, NJ
40.3474763, -74.6581078
LIFE Magazine and the Power of Photography
