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Lisa Volpe on the 1955 Photographs of Robert Frank and Todd Webb

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Critique of Consumerism in America

This chapter explores how photographers Webb and Frank expressed their dismay about consumerism and commercialism across America. It discusses their different perspectives on commercialism, the influence of their time in New York City, and the absence of a pure American landscape in their work.

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