Iconic images of the modern world

This PowerPoint presentation gives examples with which to model a

consideration of iconic images (1945-present).

This leads to the first assessment task:

A presentation on an iconic image of the modern world of your choice.

TASK: Students are to choose TWO images from the period (1945 to the present) to

present and comment on. One must be Australian in content; the other can be anything of

their choice. These images are to be pasted into a document with responses to the

following questions (below). Students will present ONE of these images to the class in

the third week of this unit, at which time the completed document will also be submitted.

CONTENT & CONTEXT:

What is this image of? When was it taken? Who took it?

Briefly explain the context.

CONTINUITY & CHANGE:

Why is this image iconic? What change or historic development does

the image express/show?

A cultural icon can be a symbol, logo, picture, name, face, person,

building or other image that is readily recognized and generally

represents an object or concept with great cultural significance to a

wide cultural group.

A representation of an object or person, or that object or person may

come to be regarded as having a special status as particularly

representative of, or important to, or loved by, a particular group of

people, a place, or a period in history.

In the media, many well-known manifestations of popular culture have

been described as "iconic".

Some possible recoursesThe Jacana Photo Library - 100 Iconic Images

13 Photographs That Changed the World

The Ten Most Iconic Photos Of The 1940s

The Most Iconic Photos Of The 1960s

The Most Iconic Images Of The 1970s

The Most Iconic Images Of The 1980s

The Most Iconic Images Of The 90s

The Most Iconic Images Of The 2000s

Sailor kissing girl in Times Square, 1945

Bodies of prisoners at Buchenwald, 1945

Raising the flag on Iwo Jima, 1945

Nagasaki Atomic Bomb, 1945

Marilyn Monroe's famous photo, 1954

The Attack of the 50 Ft Woman, 1958

The American Cadillac, 1959

‘How Life Begins’ (Life Magazine), 1965

St Kilda Lifesavers, 1968

The Photograph That Ended a War But Ruined a Life‘Murder of a Vietcong by Saigon Police Chief,’ 1968

First manned Moon landing, 1969

Industry Exploits Women, Melbourne, 1974

Richard Nixon leaves the White House, 1974

Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into hand of traditional landowner Vincent Lingiari, 1975

Deborah Thomas at the Melbourne Cup, 1977

Charles & Diana's wedding, 1981

Challenger disaster, 1986

The Unknown Rebel, 1989

Vulture stalking child in Sudan, 1993

Cathy Freeman wins 400m at Olympics, 2000

WTC attack on 11th September, 2001

Saddam Hussein captured, 2003

Lynddie England and prisoner abuse

at Abu Ghraib prison, Iraq, 2004

Apple and Google, 2007

Royal Wedding, 2011

Charles & Diana's wedding, 1981

Kiss during Vancouver riots, 2011

Sailor kissing girl in Times Square, 1945