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Dry and Liquid Media — Unit test

Question 35 • Art 1A IC-24/25

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. What is a photographic essay? Name this photograph and its photographer. What is the image of? What feeling, thoughts, or emotions does it create when looked at?

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A photographic essay is a series of photographs that tells a story or explores a subject. This photograph is commonly known as “The Living Dead of Buchenwald,” and it was taken by Margaret Bourke-White. It shows prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp standing behind a wire fence. The men’s expressions and confinement create feelings of sorrow and horror, and prompt thoughts about the cruelty they endured.

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