Artists whose primary and defining medium is the photograph. Belongs here: a photographer principally known for still photographic work (Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Man Ray, Gordon Parks). Does not belong here: an artist who used photography as reference material for another medium without photography being their defining output.
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1. National Core Arts Standards: Visual Arts Introduction
National Coalition for Core Arts StandardsVisual Arts introduction, discipline definition paragraphQuote, Visual Arts introduction, discipline definition paragraph
Visual Arts include the traditional fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture; media arts including film, graphic communications, animation, and emerging technologies; architectural, environmental, and industrial arts such as urban, interior, product, and landscape design; folk arts; and works of art such as ceramics, fibers, jewelry, works in wood, paper, and other materials.
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