1. Photography

2. Posed/Unposed MoMA Photography Theme

3. Questions Why would a photographer pose a person or a group of people?Why would a photographer try to capture a person or group of people when they were not aware they were being photographed? MoMA Photography Theme

4. Take a close look at Untitled (Mother and Daughter) by William J. Shew • Do you think this image is posed? Why or why not? • What do you notice about the facial expression and body language of the subjects? • How is this different or similar from a family portrait you might have taken? William J. Shew. Untitled (Mother and Daughter). c. 1850 MoMA Photography Theme

5. Take a close look at Frances Benjamin Johnston’s The Hampton Album Frances Benjamin Johnston. Geography: Studying the Seasons from the Hampton Album. 1899-1900. Frances Benjamin Johnston. Stairway of the Treasurer's Residence: Students at Work from the Hampton Album. 1899-1900. • Are these people posing? • What do you think the context is? MoMA Photography Theme

6. Do you think Evans’ subjects knew they are having their photos taken? Walker Evans. Subway Portrait. 1938-41. Walker Evans. Subway Portrait. 1938-41. MoMA Photography Theme

7. Do you think this man is aware his photo is being taken? Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Head # 10. 2002. MoMA Photography Theme

8. Let’s compare diCorcia’s and Evans’ photo portraits of strangers Walker Evans. Subway Portrait. 1938-41 Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Head # 10. 2002 • How are these photographs different? • How are they similar? MoMA Photography Theme