1. The Photo League's credo was to use photography to spread awareness and accomplish social change.
2. It separated from the Workers' Camera League.
3. The workshop was a photo school offered by the league.
4. It was taught by Sid Grossman and Sol Libsohn.
5. A project that I feel would be worthy of a year of my life would be to go around the world and document nature. I would love to take pictures of the beauty of nature and show people just how amazing the world can be when you look.
6. The Harlem Document was a series of photos that documented the lives of many African Americans during the 1930's.
7. It was started by Aaron Siskind.
8.) The painter was Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
9.) The lighting in the photo was reminiscent of that of the paintings of Caravaggio, whose main focus was always very well lit.
10. Lewis Hine worked to end child labor and documented American Red Cross relief efforts during World War 1.
11. Weegee, or Arthur Fellig, was a photographer and photojournalist known for his sharp black and white street photography.
12. Many photographers European photographers fled from Europe and ended up joining the Photo League.
13. The League used photography to support the war effort; many of the men went overseas with the armed forces to photograph on the front lines, while the women stayed behind and ran the League.
14. Aaron Siskind transitioned from the realism of the Harlem Document to an abstract expressionism, in stark contrast to many of his earlier photos.
15. The Saturday Evening Post was a bimonthly American magazine that was published weekly. Most of the photographs used in the articles were taken by members of the League.
16. Barbara Morgan was an American photographer famous for her depictions of modern dancers. She was a co-founder of Aperture.
17. Its connection to Communism and the Soviets eventually aroused suspicion, which led to its downfall.
18. The menace was the Soviet Union.
19. Eugene Smith agreed to serve as President when the League was under investigation.
20. The League was disbanded in 1951.
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