Social Reformer and Photojournalist Jacob Riis
2016-06-25T18:57:06-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOTg2XC8yMDE2MDYyNTE5MTM1NDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Bonnie Yochelson talked about and showed images from her book, Jacob A. Riis: Revealing New York’s Other Half: A Complete Catalogue of His Photographs. Ms. Yochelson argued that the Danish-born Riis was not an artist, but used photography as a mechanism to expose poor living conditions and poverty in New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Bonnie Yochelson talked about and showed images from her book, Jacob A. Riis: Revealing New York’s Other Half: A Complete Catalogue of His P… read more
Bonnie Yochelson talked about and showed images from her book, Jacob A. Riis: Revealing New York’s Other Half: A Complete Catalogue of His Photographs. Ms. Yochelson argued that the Danish-born Riis was not an artist, but used photography as a mechanism to expose poor living conditions and poverty in New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. close
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Bonnie Yochelson Art Historian
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Jacob A. Riis: Revealing New York's Other Half