What was the Photo League's credo? The Photo League's was a documentary photograph
2. What organization did the Photo League separate from? from the Film and Photo League.
3. What was the workshop? The workshop was set of classes, where the teachers teach their students about photography. .
4. Who taught the workshop? Sid Grossman
5. If you were to devote one year of your life to one project, what project is worth your time and energy? I would devote a year photographing professional dancer
6. What was the Harlem Document? It was a collaboration between five photographers, portraying Black urban America.
7. Who started the Harlem Document? Aaron Siskind
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9. Why did the photograph mentioned in #8 look like it was by the painter?
10. Who was Lewis Hine (name two significant contributions)? influenced a change in child labor laws in the United States
11. Who was Weegee? Weegee was a member of the Photo League. His photographs were based on the hardships of people's lives
12. How did the League change when the Nazis took power? Many of the photographers fled.
13. How did the League change during WWI? The League captured Patriotism and provided support. Many left to help in the war effort
14. How did Didkind change after WWII? He took photographs of social realism and other similar aspects
15. What was the Saturday Evening post? Occured in 1947 a part of the photojournalism field that featured the Photo League's work.
16. Who was Barbara Morgan? What did she photograph? a photographer, Who primarily took photos of dancers.
17. What eventually undermined the Photo League? The spread of fascism and the war itself led to the undermine of it
18. What was the "Growing Menace" mentioned in the film?It was the communist and fascist forms of government taking power.
19. Who agreed to serve as President when the League was under investigation? Eugene Smith agreed to serve as President of the Photo League
20. What happened to the Leage? In 1951, the Photo League itself fell apart, many due to war.
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