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Dec 5, 2014 · The most iconic photos of the 20th Century. An exhibition at the Rijksmuseum documents the history of photography in the last century. Alastair Sooke discusses the growing importance of the...
1. “The Kiss” taken directly after Japan’s surrender is one of the world’s most recognized photos… But these days there is a different message. One of the most famous images of the 20th century captures a jubilant scene following Japan’s surrender which brought an end to the Second World War.
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- The 1900s. This decade opened the century with some amazing scientific and technological feats: the first flight by the Wright brothers, Henry Ford's first Model-T, and Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
- The 1910s. This decade was dominated by the first "total war"—World War I. It also saw other huge changes during the Russian Revolution and the beginning of Prohibition in the United States.
- The 1920s. The Roaring '20s were a time of a booming stock market, speakeasies, short skirts, the Charleston, and jazz. The '20s also showed great strides in women's suffrage—women got the vote in 1920.
- The 1930s. The Great Depression hit the world hard in the 1930s. The Nazis took advantage of this situation and came to power in Germany, established their first concentration camp, and began a systematic persecution of Jews in Europe.
Dec 20, 2019 · As my team sifted through 10 years of historic imagery, I was struck by the amount of devastation and pain the world has endured: the Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil...
Jun 3, 2024 · A group of experts met to discuss the images that have best captured — and changed — the world since 1955. By M.H. Miller Brendan EmbserEmmanuel Iduma and Lucy McKeon. Published June 3, 2024 ...
Sep 27, 2024 · History of photography - Developments, Art, Science: At the turn of the 20th century, one of the most influential Pictorialist groups was the Photo-Secession, founded in New York City in 1902 by photographer Alfred Stieglitz.
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While photographs open up varied perspectives of looking at the world, many of the most powerful and iconic shots document, influence and alter world history itself. Here is our list of 10 of the most iconic photographs of the 20 th century: 1. Gandhi and the Spinning Wheel by Margaret Bourke-White, 1946.
