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The Fifties was a decade of contrasts for photography. With Life and Vogue in their heyday, Aperture magazine emerged as an aesthetic vehicle for photographers. The Family of Man-exhibition led to a wide acceptance of photography as an art form, yet New York City's Photo League was placed on the attorney general's list of subversive organizations. Helen Gee has captured the contrasts of that era : frivolity versus social anxiety, documentary versus abstract approach, optimism versus pessimism. The work of 31 photographers represented here reflects a wide diversity of imagery - from the dramatic photojournalism of W. Eugene Smith to the formal abstractions of Aaron Siskind and the fashion photography of Irving Penn.

77 <73> --- 77 <73> Fotografie--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA --- Fotografie--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA