The Bigger Picture Tells the Story Beyond the Frame

August 6, 2022 | Source: Monroe Gallery of Photography

Via PBS/THIRTEEN

Images can tell powerful stories. One iconic photograph can symbolize an entire era. But if we expand the frame and examine the moment in which it was taken, a very different story can emerge. In this series of documentary shorts, Harvard University historian Dr. Vincent Brown meets with curators, photographers and other experts to challenge common assumptions about iconic American images.

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