Monday, January 10, 2011

American Photography

  • New York Daly Times is the first newspaper with pictures
  • Always had big news everyday with pictures
  • Staged pictures become popular
  • pictures make art become liveable, celebrities
  • Photographs liked much better than drawings.
  • cigarette lighter, toilet, fender made into magnificent photographs
  • Babe Ruth made millions for all his photographical advertisements and only thousands for his actual baseball skills
  • In 1913 Rodolf Valentino moved to NY, became famous for his good looks, died of a bursting appendix when he was only 31 years old
  • NY Graphic- Valentino in heaven
  • influenced all aspects of life from the 20's till today

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