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What did Minor White desire his photographs to be?

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equivalents (visual poems or mirrors of inner feelings/states of mind)

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Why is Cindy Sherman’s work still relevant today?

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Her photographs explore identity, gender roles, stereotypes and media representation; these themes remain highly relevant in the age of social media and selfies.

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Minor White was the pioneer of _______________.

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modern landscape photography
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combining nature and abstraction
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expanding the Modernist line into photography
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When and where was this photograph taken?

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September 11, 2001, on a bridge leaving Manhattan, New York City (during the 9/11 terrorist attacks)

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What is disturbing about the boy in the above photograph?

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The boy's angry, contorted expression and claw-like hands holding a toy grenade create an unsettling, almost menacing mood that contrasts with childhood innocence.

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What is depicted in the scene above?

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Passengers (white and Black) on a segregated trolley in New Orleans looking out the windows, reflecting 1950s racial divisions

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