Group Art during the days of early photography
Arthur Mole (1889-1983) together with John Thomas used their 11 x 14-inch view camera to create the so-called
"living photographs", done on a monumental scale.
"The Human American Eagle, 1918"12,500 officers, nurses and men; Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.
Other Connoisseurs of Early Group Photography
One of the most notable photographers of "living people groups" was Eugene Omar Goldbeck.
Grenzhausen, Germany
1st Field Artillery Brigade, 1st Division, 1919
Living Masses of People as Totalitarian Art
You know of course about Nazi Torchlight Parades (documented during many Nazi Party Rallies in Nuremberg):
Closer to our times: North Korean Parades
Totalitarian Esthetics at their "worst"...
Their own version of torchlight parades:
Finally, a slightly shocking but fresh approach
Spencer Tunick makes his artistic formations from thousands of NAKED people. His works convey entirely different sensibilities than the usual group photography.
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