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Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz: A Celebrity Photographing Celebrities

  By Ilana Faber • November 20, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this video, colleagues and subjects, including Whoopi Goldberg, Patti Smith, and Arnold Schwarzenegger discuss Leibovitz’s own celebrity status and what it is like to be photographed by her. On Leibovitz’s own celebrity status, and how that translates into her work, Tina Brown, former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair says: “She … Continue reading

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Colleagues On Annie Leibovitz And Her Process

  By Ilana Faber • November 20, 2014 Uncategorized
Colleagues On Annie Leibovitz And Her Process

In this video, colleagues such as Anna Wintour, Jim Moffat and Jane Sarkin discuss Leibovitz and her process of composing sets and shoots. Lori Goldstein talks about Leibovitz’s contribution to the merger of editorial and advertising: “We wouldn’t have just one set. Every idea is a production onto itself. We’d … Continue reading

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The Mirabal Sisters
Remembering the Mirabal Sisters

  By Ilana Faber • November 20, 2014 Uncategorized
Remembering the Mirabal Sisters

The Mirabal Sisters – Patria, Dedé, Minerva and Maria Teresa, opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic during the 1950s and 1960s. The sisters helped to form a group called the Movement of the Fourteenth of June, and were known within the group as Las Mariposas (The … Continue reading

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Coen Brothers
What It’s Like To Work With The Coen Brothers

  By Ilana Faber • November 20, 2014 Uncategorized
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Joel and Ethan Coen, more commonly known as the Coen brothers, are American film directors best known for their films Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, A Serious Man and Inside Llewyn Davis. In this video, Michael Stuhlbarg, who worked with the Coen brothers on A Serious … Continue reading

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Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz On Working With Celebrities

  By Ilana Faber • November 20, 2014 Uncategorized
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Annie Leibovitz is a world-renowned portrait photographer whose career began working with Rolling Stone Magazine. In this video, Leibovitz answers questions from readers of Time Magazine. When asked if she thinks she is difficult to work with, Leibovitz says: “It took me a long time to learn how to work … Continue reading

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Cold War
Alger Hiss Testifies Before HUAC

  By James Murphy • November 18, 2014 Uncategorized
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Alger Hiss was an American lawyer who was accused of being a member of the Communist Party by the House Un-American Activities Committee(HUAC). On August 3, 1948, a man named Whittaker Chambers testified before the committee that he and Hiss had both been secret communists for years. Despite questions over … Continue reading

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Annie Leibovitz Photographs The Queen

  By Ilana Faber • November 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Prior to a state visit to the United States, the British government asked Annie Leibovitz to photograph the Queen. In this video you can see a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes work that goes into a photo shoot. Of working with the Queen, Leibovitz says: “I just liked her feistiness. I … Continue reading