Crimes de la commune

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/crimes-de-la-commune

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the artistic movement?Pioneering example of 'committed photomontage'
2. What is the photographer?Ernest-Charles Appert
3. Who made the pictures in the series?Ernest-Charles Appert, a photographer for the Tribunal de la Seine, created them.
4. Why did Appert cut and paste the photos?He wanted to show the Communards in a negative way and influence how people thought about them. The images were used to shape public opinion.

Paris Commune: A revolutionary municipal government that controlled Paris from March 18 to May 28, 1871, during a period of upheaval in France.
Photomontage: A technique of creating a composite image by combining multiple photographs or parts of them, often for artistic or political purposes.
Committed Photomontage: A term describing photomontage used with a specific political or social agenda, aiming to influence the viewer's perspective.
Tribunal de la Seine: A judicial court system in Paris during the period of the Paris Commune and its aftermath.