New York City, 1971: Women's Liberation March

Artist Garry Winogrand (American, 1928 - 1984)

Publisher Hyperion Press (American, 1970s)

Date1971

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 8 5/16 × 13 15/16 inches (21.11 × 35.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 inches (27.94 × 35.24 cm)

Credit LineGift of Carl W. Melcher

Object numberF85-42/8

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In this image, a dense crowd gathers to watch an animated exchange between a male news reporter and a woman at a women’s liberation march. Included in the frame is a television news camera. Garry Winogrand made this picture as part of his project Public Relations, for which he was awarded a 1969 Guggenheim Fellowship to “photograph the effect of media on events.” Images such as this one deconstruct the idea that newsworthy events are spontaneous occurrences: on the contrary, Winogrand’s image emphasizes their staged theatricality.

Published References

April M. Watson, Picturing "Pseudo-Events" in Garry Winogrand's Public Relations, (EXPOSURE, the journal of the Society for Photograph Education. (49:2), 2016) 11, Fig 4 (repro).

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