Camera Work

Article summary

. Camera Work was a quarterly photographic journal published by Alfred Stieglitz from 1903 to 1917. Amidst the early 20th-century debates about photography's place in the fine arts, the journal (which utilized photogravures) was used by proponents to justify it.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1902 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 1903 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1903 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1915 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. publication date: 1916 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1902". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "1903". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1903". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1915". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the publication date is "1916". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375418172