This group's 1932 manifesto defines their work in contrast to the (*) "Pictorialist," which borrows principles from the graphic arts and painting as opposed to the pure or "straight" style of photography this group advocated.
Some members of this group, which included Henry Swift and Consuelo Kanaga first met at "683," a gallery on Brockhorst St. This group's first show was at the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco. Utilizing a technique one member of this group called "previsualization," which involved a flat plane of ground glass that reflected the scene, works like Dunes, Oceano and Succulent attempted to capture sharp-detail. This group's 1932 manifesto defines their work in contrast to the (*) "Pictorialist," which borrows principles from the graphic arts and painting as opposed to the pure or "straight" style of photography this group advocated. For 10 points identify this group formed by such figures as William Van Dyke, Edward Weston and Ansel Adams named after the smallest aperture of a large-format camera.
Some members of this group, which included Henry Swift and Consuelo Kanaga first met at "683," a gallery on Brockhorst St. This group's first show was at the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco.
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