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The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture | Official Trailer

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Images can tell powerful stories. One iconic photograph can symbolize an entire era. But if we expand the frame and examine the moment in which it was taken, a very different story can emerge. In this series of documentary shorts, Harvard University historian Dr. Vincent Brown meets with curators, photographers and other experts to challenge common assumptions about iconic American images.

Major funding for THE BIGGER PICTURE was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional funding was provided by the Anderson Family Charitable Fund, the Tamara L. Harris Foundation, the William Talbott Hillman Foundation, the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding for the digital production of THE BIGGER PICTURE was provided by Chasing the Dream – a public media initiative from The WNET Group, reporting on poverty, opportunity, and justice in America, and supported by The JPB Foundation, The Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund, and Sue and Edgar Wachenheim, III.
Extras
Watch • 12:18
The Bigger Picture
Why Gordon Parks’ Most Famous Photo Almost Wasn’t Released
This iconic photo by Gordon Parks was once considered too controversial to be published.
Episode: S1 E7 | 12:18
Watch • 14:24
The Bigger Picture
How an FBI Poster Became a Black Power Symbol
How an FBI Wanted poster turned Angela Davis into a symbol of Black Power and liberation.
Episode: S1 E6 | 14:24
Watch • 11:06
The Bigger Picture
This Photo of U.S. Immigration Isn’t What You Think
An iconic photograph representing the immigrant experience is more than meets the eye.
Episode: S1 E5 | 11:06
Watch • 11:26
The Bigger Picture
This Photo Isn’t What It Looks Like
Unravel the mystery behind an iconic photograph of Blackfeet tribe leader Mountain Chief.
Episode: S1 E4 | 11:26
Watch • 12:16
The Bigger Picture
The Real Story Behind This Iconic 9/11 Photo
The story behind “Raising the Flag at Ground Zero,” an iconic photo taken on September 11.
Episode: S1 E3 | 12:16
Watch • 11:21
The Bigger Picture
The Story Behind Earth’s Most Famous Photo
Find out how “Blue Marble,” NASA’s iconic photo of a fully illuminated Earth, was taken.
Episode: S1 E2 | 11:21
Watch • 11:22
The Bigger Picture
Did This Photo Make Lincoln President?
What can a portrait of Abraham Lincoln tell us about the spectacle of politics today?
Episode: S1 E1 | 11:22
Watch • 12:18
The Bigger Picture
Why Gordon Parks’ Most Famous Photo Almost Wasn’t Released
This iconic photo by Gordon Parks was once considered too controversial to be published.
Episode: S1 E7 | 12:18
Watch • 14:24
The Bigger Picture
How an FBI Poster Became a Black Power Symbol
How an FBI Wanted poster turned Angela Davis into a symbol of Black Power and liberation.
Episode: S1 E6 | 14:24
Watch • 11:06
The Bigger Picture
This Photo of U.S. Immigration Isn’t What You Think
An iconic photograph representing the immigrant experience is more than meets the eye.
Episode: S1 E5 | 11:06
Watch • 11:26
The Bigger Picture
This Photo Isn’t What It Looks Like
Unravel the mystery behind an iconic photograph of Blackfeet tribe leader Mountain Chief.
Episode: S1 E4 | 11:26
Watch • 12:16
The Bigger Picture
The Real Story Behind This Iconic 9/11 Photo
The story behind “Raising the Flag at Ground Zero,” an iconic photo taken on September 11.
Episode: S1 E3 | 12:16
Watch • 11:21
The Bigger Picture
The Story Behind Earth’s Most Famous Photo
Find out how “Blue Marble,” NASA’s iconic photo of a fully illuminated Earth, was taken.
Episode: S1 E2 | 11:21
Watch • 11:22
The Bigger Picture
Did This Photo Make Lincoln President?
What can a portrait of Abraham Lincoln tell us about the spectacle of politics today?
Episode: S1 E1 | 11:22