Great Depression Skull Photo Still Sparks Debate: Edited Photos | Images of the Past

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Great Depression Skull Photo Still Sparks Debate: Edited Photos | Images of the Past

Learn about Farm Security Administration photographer Arthur Rothstein’s famous 1936 bleached steer skull and other staged or edited images and use a photo editing program or other techniques to manipulate a photo to convey a given feeling or expression. (See the Activity found in the Support Materials Section.).

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