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een galerie.
Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Fred W Mcdarrah
A Lens Upon the Revolution: The Life and Legacy of Fred W. McDarrah To look through the lens of Frederick William McDarrah was to witness the very pulse of a changing America. Born in Brooklyn in 1926, McDarrah’s early life was marked by a profound sense of observation, shaped by a childhood of humble means and the quiet, melancholic presence of his father. This early sensitivity to the world around him found its first outlet at the 19
39 World's Fair, where he purchased his very first camera for a mere thirty-nine cents. However, it was the crucible of the Second World War that truly forged his artistic eye; serving as a paratrooper in occupied Japan, McDarrah learned to capture the raw, transformative power of conflict and the resilience of the human spirit, experiences that would later inform his unflinching documentary style. As the mid-century approached, McDar…
