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Introduction
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Chrysler Building by Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White was a renowned photojournalist during the first half of the twentieth century. Her work was featured in LIFE and, in fact, her photograph graced the first cover of the magazine. During her career, she photographed World War II, the Soviet industrial revolution, and even Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi a few hours before his assassination in India. Bourke-White was born in New York City, where she lived most of her life. Her photograph of the Chrysler Building in New York is from 1931 and is housed in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Destination : SFMOMA Collections Access Online

Directions

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In the bottom left-hand corner, click on "Begin Search."
Once this page opens, type in the artist's name (Bourke-White) and the title (Chrysler Building).
Under the Medium box, choose Photography.
Study the photograph and consider what you've learned about visual design in order to answer the following questions.



1.	Discuss the composition of Bourke-White's photograph. Include at least three of the following elements of visual design in your answer: shape, line, color, texture, positioning of subjects, light, and space.


2.	Deconstruct this image. In your analysis, discuss at least three of the following: source, purpose, target audience, main idea or theme, design elements, or elements that reflect a specific culture.

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