Julia Curtain Appropriation
Directions:
1. Understand who JULIA CURTIN is. http://www.juliacurtin.com/
2. Understand what the Resettlement era was: Resettlement focuses on the vernacular architecture, the transient, makeshift structures inhabited by the migratory victims of the 1930's Great Depression
3. Understand who Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange were.
4. Understand what the Farm Security Administration is.
5. Understand what APPROPRIATION means. and the nuances between APPROPRIATION AND APPRECIATION
For your project:
1. Choose a building from the resettlement era:
2. Take the shape of the building.
3. Fill it with images from the rest of the image. Or other images within that time frame.
4. Consider your message... your artistic intention-- what are YOU trying to say as an artist.
5. Image must be printed, attached to Railroad board and ready to be shared in a CRITIQUE at the beginning of class.
6. You also MUST write a short paragraph explaining your artistic INTENTION and why you APPROPRIATED certain images.
Artistic Intention
I chose to utilize Curtin's idea of a collage with historical images in the shape of a typical era house. My project is meant to shed light on the Great Depression, which later led to the Resettlement Era. To better display the Great Depression, I appropriated Jacob Riis's images from his project "How the Other Half Lives." Riis is famous for his photos of the poor living conditions in tenement houses during the Great Depression. His photos helped raise awareness to the wealth gap issue during this time period. My project is a tribute to both Julia Curtin and Jacob Riis.
Shakira Islam
The Great Depression
Julia Curtin
Resettlement Era