Join a conversation between writer Alexandra Zapruder and art historian Alissa Schapiro about their respective discoveries in the Life magazine archives. Zapruder tells the story of her grandfather’s home movie of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination and speaks about the relationship between Life and her family, how the film was used, and the ethical dilemmas it raised. “Life Magazine and the Power of Photography” cocurator Alissa Schapiro shares her research findings pertaining to Life’s approach to publishing photographs of gruesome Nazi atrocities in the context of visual culture and anti-Semitism during World War II.

Alissa Schapiro, curator and PhD candidate in art history at Northwestern University
Alexandra Zapruder, educator, writer, and historian
Moderated by Kristen Gresh, Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh Senior Curator of Photographs