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A Presidency in Pictures [CC]

502 views · Published 13 January 2016 · 55:48 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: Chicago Humanities · 2016 · News & Politics

The Obama White House regularly uses Flickr and other social media sites to disseminate intimate snapshots in real time, shifting the relationship between photography and the broader image of a US presidency. This careful attention to images – and the technology used to share them – has a long political history. From Abraham Lincoln to today, pictures of the presidency provide a compelling lens for examining the history of the medium. Drawing on her work in progress, "The Camera Politic", Cara Finnegan of the University of Illinois explores photography’s role in shaping American public life and the power of its presidency.

The annual Richard Gray Visual Art Series recognizes a significant gift from founding CHF board member and distinguished art dealer Richard Gray. This program is presented in partnership with the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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