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Article
The Makings of an Icon: Analysis of Photograph of Israeli Soldiers
Author(s)
Edna Barromi Perlman
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DOI:10.17265/2160-6579/2015.06.006
Affiliation(s)
University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel Kibbutz College of Education, Technology and Arts, Tel Aviv, Israel
ABSTRACT
This study analyses an iconic photograph of Israeli paratroopers, photographed in Jerusalem in 1967. It explores how visual and formal structural components in the image function in this photograph and how they contribute to the process of creating an icon. It explores the mechanisms that exist in visual icons and addresses the question of why some press photographs turn into iconic images while other do not, and if there is a connection between the visual structural elements in the images and the way they are perceived by the public. The study discusses how this visual logic correlates with other elements such as public opinion and myths.
KEYWORDS
Photographs, icons, symbols, Israel, soldiers, myths, Zionism
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