Paul Strand

Paul Strand (October_16, 1890 – March_31, 1976) was an American photographer and filmmaker who, along with fellow Modernist photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. His diverse body of work, spanning six decades, covers numerous genres and subjects throughout the Americas, Europe and Africa.

Film-making

The next few decades saw Strand get into motion pictures as well as still photography. His first film project was Manhatta, (also known as New York the Magnificent) a silent film showing the day-to-day life of New York City made with painter/photographer Charles Sheeler. Other films he was involved with included Redes, (released in the US as The Wave) a film commissioned by the Mexican government in 1936 and the pro-union, anti-facist Native Land released in 1942.Strand was closely involved with Frontier Films, one of more than twenty organisations that were branded as ?subversive? and ?un-American? by the US Attorney General.

Related Topics:
Motion pictures - Manhatta - Silent film - Charles Sheeler - Redes - 1936 - Native Land - 1942

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