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The Persuasive Power of Photography

The Persuasive Power of Photography
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The Persuasive Power of Photography
Reference : TE14-84-ML
Full title : La Grande guerre - Le pouvoir d'influence de la photographie
The Great War - The Persuasive Power of Photography
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Altough photography was already used to document armes conflicts, the First World War marked a turning point for this medium. Instruments of strategy and persuasion, official photographs reflected the objectives and censoship imposed by the nations at war.

Yet alongside political and military uses of the medium there emerged a new phenomenon: the personal use of cameras by soldiers among the forces of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente.
Countless studio portraits of soldiers and members of their families as well as the many personal albumd put together before, during and after the war conjure the imperilled lives of these servicemen and illustrate the major role played by photography in private life. As a whole, these visuals records still offer what they presented audiences at the time: an intimate, authentic and comprehensive view of the everyday realities of war.
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Alors que la photographie est déjà utilisée pour documenter les conflits armés, la Première Guerre Mondiale sera un tournant décisif pour ce moyen d'expression. Les photographies officielles, instrument de stratégie et de persuasion, reflètent la planification et la censure dictées par les nations en guerre.

Toutefois, cet usage politique et militaire côtoie une nouvelle réalité, celle de l'utilisation d'appareils photographiques pour un usage personnel par les soldats, tant du côté des Empires Centraux que de la Triple Entente. Les populaires portraits en studio des soldats et des membres de leurs familles ainsi que les albums personnels composés avant, pendant et après la guerre témoignent de ces vies menacées et illustrent l'importance indéniable de la photographie dans l'espace privé. L'ensemble des témoignages visuels donne, aux publics de l'époque et actuel, un accès plus intime, plus vrai et plus complet du quotidien de la guerre.
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Authors : Ann Thomas
Language : FRENCH - ENGLISH
Publisher : 5 Continents Eds
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Publication date : 2014
Genre : Historical
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Weight : 1290 g
Dimensions (Width / Height / Thickness) : 28,8 x 28,8 x 2 cm
Number of pages : 144
Hardcover
EAN : 9788874396801
ISBN : 978-88-7439-680-1
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