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QuizMultiple Choice

Photography

Question 8 • *CR Art History I S2 [ELECTIVE, A1560OX]

Which of the following describes new documentary photography?

Answer
A
It was concerned with expanding the Modernist line into photography.
B
It was concerned with making a political statement.
C
It surveyed the social landscape, or social conditions, in a raw and unsentimental manner.

Explanation

New documentary photography surveyed social conditions in a direct, unsentimental way. It aimed to show the social landscape as it was, rather than primarily extending Modernist ideas or making a political statement. Therefore, the correct choice is “It surveyed the social landscape, or social conditions, in a raw and unsentimental manner.”

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