Engaged Observers

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NICARAGUA. 1978. Traditional Indian dance mask from the town of Monimbo, adopted by the rebels during the fight against Somoza to conceal identity.
6/15/1994 MEXICO. Mennonites. MEXICO. 1994. La Batea. Zacatecas. Mennonites. Image send to Steve Book (Transaction : 631711679580156250) © Larry Towell / Magnum Photos
VIETNAM. In an attempt to impose the American value system on the Vietnamese, the Marines concluded operations called, in Orwellian Newspeak, "county fairs." Villagers were taught how to wash their children, made to watch Disney films on hygiene, had their teeth pulled, were given real toilets with seats, and were introduced to filter tips. 1967
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June 29 - November 14, 2010, Los Angeles, USA

Engaged Observers

In the decades following World War II, an independently minded and critically engaged form of photography began to gather momentum. Its practitioners have combined their skills as artists and reporters, creating extended photographic essays that delve deeply into topics of social concern and present distinct personal visions of the world.

Engaged Observers looks in depth at projects by a selection of the most vital photographers who have contributed to the development of this approach. Passionately committed to their subjects, they have authored evocative bodies of work that are often published extensively as books and transcend the realm of traditional photojournalism.

This exhibition includes the work of Magnum members Philip Jones Griffiths, Leonard Freed, Susan Meiselas and Larry Towell.

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When & Where

June 29 - November 14, 2010

The Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049
USA

Phone: (310) 440-7300

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