Trip 1

I attended the museum the day after the class did and I was very interested by the entire museum in itself. It's a gigantic place, enough for someone to get lost in the world of arts and history. When attending the exhibition of "Photography and the American Civil War", I was struck by the intensity of the photographs. They all seemed to have told the story about about everyone who lived during that time period even though it didn't show each person. I'm sure all colored people were going through the same situation as the next and so for the white Americans. Not saying all were the same, but the struggle was probably just as intense as the next person. Slavery was still a big part of society at that time so there was a bunch of discrimination and racism going on. 

As an artist, there were several pictures that brought out tones of emotions. I wanted to were about many but the 3 I've decided to go with we're the "Rebel Works Infront of Atlanta Georgia", "Laborers at Quartermasters Wharf", and "Ordnance". The reason I picked  these pictures where because I wanted mixed images to study for this blog. "Rebel Works Infront of Atlanta Georgia" was my landscape selection. Even with the absence of people in this image, the strength of the location is just amazing. It's screams war scene because of the naked trees, trenches and destroyed grounds. Looking at this photograph, I was able to tell that there was a bunch is death and destruction here. That people fought for several reasons. Whether for their country, or freedom, they still fought for their lives, and even if they didn't make it alive, their story was still told through the emptiness  of this scenery. "Laborers at Quartermasters Wharf" was the second photo I wanted to speak of. This image showed hard working people, and not only that but it showed the hard working people before them. The history of the slavery. All of them carrying different instrumentals showing that they all had different jobs and responsibilities. But what made this picture so strong was because even though they were torn physically, spiritually they were connected and seemed in unison with one another. The last photograph I wanted to acknowledge for this blog was "Ordnance". I was drawn to this photo because the artist actually painted over this picture to bring it to life. The details in the clothing, although they aren't extravagant, they are well put together and adds more gravitas to the photo. Also the color contrasts very well with the dull (grey) portion of the photograph.