In a Picture

Photographs are often seen as transparent stand-ins for the scenes or objects pictured. This series aims instead to draw attention to photographs and other two-dimensional representations — drawings, maps, plans, diagrams, film stills — as visual artifacts in and of themselves.

In these short, visually driven essays, authors consider a single image that depicts or suggests a strong sense of place.

In This Series

In a Picture: “Phoenix Park on a Sunday, Dublin”

Hugh Campbell

Evelyn Hofer’s portrait of Gaelic football players says as much about the setting as it does her subjects. Her camera captures four athletes in jewel-toned jerseys, and an Ireland in slow transition.
In a Picture: “Margaret Wise’s Boudoir”

Frances Richard

In the 1940s, on a small island off the coast of Maine, photographer Consuelo Kanaga produced a set of portraits. Her subject: the life and likeness of fellow renegade Margaret Wise Brown.

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In a Picture: “Phoenix Park on a Sunday, Dublin”

In a Picture: “Margaret Wise’s Boudoir”

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In a Picture

In This Series

In a Picture: “Phoenix Park on a Sunday, Dublin”

In a Picture: “Margaret Wise’s Boudoir”