Abstract
A physical manifestation of the zeitgeist of The Sixties, American street photographer Garry Winogrand documented the social dissonance of the period with a delicate and honest eye. Although he staunchly insisted that his approach while photographing was rooted solely in formalism (his oft repeated mantra, "I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed," bolsters this sentiment), his work suggests that he was also a keen observer of both the human condition and the social landscape of the period. Stretching from the Coney Island Aquarium on the east coast to the Los Angeles boulevards on the west, Winogrand's candid photographs present a volatile memoir of a nation at a crossroads.
Advisor
Siewert, John
Department
Art and Art History
Recommended Citation
Fanelli, Charlie, "Cracks in the Sidewalk: An Examination of "Freaks" and Women in Garry Winogrand's Volatile Sixties" (2012). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 152.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/152
Disciplines
History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Theory and Criticism
Keywords
art, photography, art history, sixties, gaze
Publication Date
2012
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
© Copyright 2012 Charlie Fanelli