Spanish popular culture in the photographs of Ruth Matilda Anderson: Representations of the past and digital reinterpretations
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Ruth Matilda Anderson, Visual Anthropology, Gender, Popular Culture, IdentitiesAbstract
Ruth Matilda Anderson (1893-1983) was an American photographer who travelled from 1923 to 1967 to Spain, employee by The Hispanic Society of America to document in more than 14000 pictures the rural society. This paper analyzes her work through her personal, artistic and research profile clearly defined by the principles of this institution and the image of Spain inspired by its founder Archer Milton Hungtinton. Contemporary readings of her legacy will also be evaluated as part of new reviews of popular culture in digital media.
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