Observation My selected artifact is two photographs that Benson took of the organization MOVE, when they were prevalent in Philadelphia. The first, MOVE 78’, depicts 8 members of the group sitting and standing near a fire that is in a large trash can. They appear in front of a dilapidated house. It seems to be either winter or fall, given that many of the members are wearing what seem to be thick coats and the trees are bare. The group consists of mostly males and it is unclear what has been set aflame in the can. The focus of the photograph seems to be a woman sitting behind the fire. She looks to be young and gives the impression that she is unaware that the picture is being taken. The second photograph is entitled MOVE II. This photograph
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He began as a student at Temple University and later transferred to the Philadelphia College of Art. He bought his first camera for only thirty dollars when he decided that he wanted to begin documenting the prevalent turmoil that he saw in the wake of the Vietnam War. He was a liberal himself so the goal of his photography was to bring to light the problems the city was facing, to elicit a positive change in favor of minority groups. He challenged his audience to question everything. He wanted his images to be evocative enough to cause people to actually do something about what was wrong …show more content…
There were whispers of police being baby killers, and the bombing itself was investigated for years to come. When the final report of the incident came out, it was found that the execution of the plan was fatally flawed. Being carried out by inexperienced individuals and being done for all of the wrong reasons. The main source of criticism was the failure to control the blaze, allowing it to destroy many other homes and leave hundreds homeless. The fact that five of the casualties were children was called an “unjustifiable homicide”. Blame was tossed around like a hot potato, landing in the hands of the Mayor at the time, the police commissioner, the managing director, and the fire commissioner (Harry
He began as a student at Temple University and later transferred to the Philadelphia College of Art. He bought his first camera for only thirty dollars when he decided that he wanted to begin documenting the prevalent turmoil that he saw in the wake of the Vietnam War. He was a liberal himself so the goal of his photography was to bring to light the problems the city was facing, to elicit a positive change in favor of minority groups. He challenged his audience to question everything. He wanted his images to be evocative enough to cause people to actually do something about what was wrong …show more content…
There were whispers of police being baby killers, and the bombing itself was investigated for years to come. When the final report of the incident came out, it was found that the execution of the plan was fatally flawed. Being carried out by inexperienced individuals and being done for all of the wrong reasons. The main source of criticism was the failure to control the blaze, allowing it to destroy many other homes and leave hundreds homeless. The fact that five of the casualties were children was called an “unjustifiable homicide”. Blame was tossed around like a hot potato, landing in the hands of the Mayor at the time, the police commissioner, the managing director, and the fire commissioner (Harry