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Through a Glass Darkly: Reflections on Photography and the Visual Representation of Sport
Wir sahen durch einen Spiegel in einem dunklen Bild: Überlegungen zur Fotographie und visuellen Darstellung von Sport
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Abstract The sport theme was immediately embraced by the earliest photographers. In its first part, this essay traces the long and influential history of sport photography from its beginnings through the motion studies of the late 19th century to the role of illustrated magazines in making sport photography ... view more
The sport theme was immediately embraced by the earliest photographers. In its first part, this essay traces the long and influential history of sport photography from its beginnings through the motion studies of the late 19th century to the role of illustrated magazines in making sport photography widely available. Based on that outline, the essay then elaborates upon the relevance of photography for sport history, arguing that the uses of visual representations in sport history have been largely under-theorized. As examples, the essay then offers close readings of Life magazine features from the Cold War, discussing Ralph Crane’s and Mark Kaufman’s depictions of Soviet athletes during the 1952 and 1960 Olympic Games.... view less
Keywords
visualization; sports; cold war; magazine; photography; Olympic Games
Classification
Print Media
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Free Keywords
Sport photography; illustrated magazines; visual studies; Olympic Games; Mark Kauffman; Cold War
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 25-38
Journal
Historical Social Research, 43 (2018) 2
Issue topic
Visualities - Sports, Bodies, and Visual Sources
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.43.2018.2.25-38
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed