{"id":319,"date":"2020-12-08T15:51:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T15:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-through-her-gaze\/?page_id=319"},"modified":"2020-12-15T19:20:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T19:20:04","slug":"william-witt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-through-her-gaze\/william-witt\/","title":{"rendered":"William Witt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>William &#8220;Bill&#8221; Witt, born in Newark, New Jersey in 1921, was a New York based photographer whose work focused on capturing the reality and culture that surrounded life in New York City. Growing up during the Great Depression, Witt was heavily inspired by the FSA documentary photographers of that time, whose work powerfully elucidated the hardships of everyday Americans.\u00a0 This influence could best be seen through his membership of the Photo League, which was a collective of artists in New York committed to using photography &#8211; no matter the form or style &#8211; to document the true lives of everyday New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Through Her Gaze\u00a0<\/em>features two of Witt&#8217;s works:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-370\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-370\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-through-her-gaze\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2020\/12\/wittblacknudehandsonchest.jpg\" alt=\"William Witt, Black Nude Hands On Chest, 1941, Printed in 1950\u2019s, Early gelatin silver print on paper, 14 x 11 in., Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Gift of Jon and Nicole Ungar 2016.46.219\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Witt<br \/>Black Nude Hands On Chest<br \/>1941<br \/>Printed in 1950\u2019s<br \/>Early gelatin silver print on paper<br \/>14 x 11 in.<br \/>Bowdoin College Museum of Art<br \/>Gift of Jon and Nicole Ungar<br \/>2016.46.219<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-369\" style=\"width: 238px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-369\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-through-her-gaze\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2020\/12\/wittblacknudeandradiator.jpg\" alt=\"William Witt, Black Nude and Radiator, 1948, Vintage gelatin silver print on paper, 14x 11 in., Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Gift of Jon and Nicole Ungar 2016.46.231\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Witt<br \/>Black Nude and Radiator<br \/>1948<br \/>Vintage gelatin silver print on paper<br \/>14x 11 in.<br \/>Bowdoin College Museum of Art<br \/>Gift of Jon and Nicole Ungar<br \/>2016.46.231<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More about the artist:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.elizabethhoustongallery.com\/project\/bill-witt\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VQtQ3HsxBb\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holdenluntz.com\/artists\/bill-witt\/angles-and-curves\/\">Angles and Curves<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Angles and Curves&#8221; &#8212; Holden Luntz Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holdenluntz.com\/artists\/bill-witt\/angles-and-curves\/embed\/#?secret=zP2oAimEGY#?secret=VQtQ3HsxBb\" data-secret=\"VQtQ3HsxBb\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-524\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-through-her-gaze\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-2.19.18-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1346\" height=\"1428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-through-her-gaze\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-2.19.18-PM.png 1346w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-through-her-gaze\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-2.19.18-PM-283x300.png 283w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-through-her-gaze\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-2.19.18-PM-965x1024.png 965w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-through-her-gaze\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-15-at-2.19.18-PM-768x815.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holdenluntz.com\/artists\/bill-witt\/\">https:\/\/www.holdenluntz.com\/artists\/bill-witt\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William &#8220;Bill&#8221; Witt, born in Newark, New Jersey in 1921, was a New York based photographer whose work focused on capturing the reality and culture that surrounded life in New York City. 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