short essay and a questionnaire about photography

due on the 6th of may at 9 am no later thank you You have the option of choosing ONE out of these questions to be prepared in advance for the [login to view URL] should be in an essay type format of no more than a MAXIMUM of 2 pages in length and to be handed in before the formal section of your exam begins. Essay Questions: Describe the developments in the late 19th century Pictorialism that led to the acceptance of photography as an art form. In your discussion you are to include: Names of significant photographers and/or individuals who led the struggle for the independent recognition of their medium. What did they do to gain the notoriety of photography? Describe the major differences between the American and the European avant-garde in photography in the first two decades of the 20th century. Citing examples of famous photographers,technical developments and political situations describe the evolution of Photojpurnalism. Citing examples describe the differences between Photojournalism and Social Documentary Photography choose any of those subject and questionnaire PHOTO: ART & INFLUENCE: 520-BWA-03 / 01 Questionnaire for Visit to “1+1 :Where Collections Collide” Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Group Entrance :2200 Crescent Street Time of Guided Tour:12 noon Duration of Tour approx. 90 minutes Date of Guided Tour :Class 8 ,March 11th,2014 Value :10 % Date Due: April 1st,2014 for 10% of Final Exam Preamble:This is a joint venture between the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,which reflects the curatorship/ collecting tendencies in Contemprary Art of the two [login to view URL] note: there is a significant contribution to artists from Canada represented in this International Collection, not simply due to their country of origin but because of their international importance to the development of Contemporary Art. Questions:(2 marks each) [login to view URL] from this exhibition which brings together representations from the two institutions,how large a role does photography play in contemporary expression? (approx.50 words) 2. Susan Sontag in her classic work On Photography stated,”Socially concerned photographers assume that (their) work can convey some kind of stable meaning, can reveal [login to view URL] partly because the photo is always an object in a context this meaning is bound to drain away”.(Sontag,p.105-06). In light of this statement examine the work of Canadian photographic artist Jeff Wall ,with his regard to photographic truth.(approx.150 words) [login to view URL] the work of Montreal photographic artist Suzie Lake, with respect to the questions of feminism and identity that she raises. (approx. 150 words) [login to view URL] other photographic artists presented in this show also question identity and how do they go about doing so?(approx. 150 words) [login to view URL] your favorite artwork in this exhibition and describe, what would be to you , its possible meaning.(approx.100 words)