Author Archives: Sandra Cheng
Final Grades are Posted on Blackboard
Final Grades are posted on Blackboard and should appear on CUNYFirst soon. Congratulations on finishing the semester at City Tech, and sharing your thoughts and photographs. Please continue to look and enjoy the summer break!
HW#4: Robert Capa’s Death of a Loyalist Soldier
At the age of 23, Robert Capa took a photograph that many have labeled the greatest war photograph of all time. Taken during the Spanish Civil War, the renown of Capa’s photograph, Falling Soldier or Death of a Loyalist Soldier, … Continue reading
Extension, Paper, Project, Extra Credit, and Upcoming Final
This is a packed housekeeping post since we’re in the last month of the semester and racing to finals. Most importantly, the DUE DATE for Paper #2, the exhibition review, has been extended to Tuesday May 1st. If you are … Continue reading
Homework #3: Walker Evans’ Subway Portraits
Walker Evans’ photographed people on the New York City subways between 1938-1941. He only published these photographs 25 years later in his book, Many Are Called, which was re-issued in 2004. Llisten to a radio interview of the book’s re-release and … Continue reading
Midterm Review Material
This is a reminder that the midterm is on Thursday March 22nd at 10:00 am. Please arrive on time, we will begin the exam promptly. I have posted below a slide that notes the differences in characteristics between Pictorialist … Continue reading
HW2: Food and Coffee during the Civil War
If you had a choice, which would you give up? Food? Or coffee? As we explore the photography of the Civil War, we are reminded of the difficulties of producing photographs during war, especially with the wet-plate collodion process. The … Continue reading
HW1: Photography, Social Media and Art
For our first homework, you will need to create an account on the OpenLab. To get started follow the directions on the OpenLab’s Getting Started Page and to learn how to post your homework, please review my Posting Homework Guidelines … Continue reading
Welcome to the Tu/Th section of the History of Photography!
Hello ARTH 1100 students! Welcome to the class website for Professor Sandra Cheng’s course on the History of Photography. This website is for the following section ONLY: ARTH 1100-D402 Tues/Thurs 10-11:15 AM. The OpenLab is an integral component to our … Continue reading
