City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 2-2020 The “Olympiad of Photography”: FIAP and the Global Photo-Club Culture, 1950–1965 Alise Tifentale The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3537 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] THE “OLYMPIAD OF PHOTOGRAPHY”: FIAP AND THE GLOBAL PHOTO-CLUB CULTURE, 1950–1965 by ALISE TIFENTALE A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Art History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2020 © 2020 ALISE TIFENTALE All Rights Reserved ii The “Olympiad of Photography”: FIAP and the Global Photo-Club Culture, 1950–1965 by Alise Tifentale This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Art History in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Date Siona Wilson Chair of Examining Committee Date Rachel Kousser Executive Officer Supervisory Committee: Romy Golan Anna Indych-López Karen Strassler THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iii ABSTRACT The “Olympiad of Photography:” FIAP and the Global Photo-Club Culture, 1950–1965 by Alise Tifentale Advisor: Siona Wilson This dissertation examines the global photo-club culture of the 1950s through the work of the International Federation of Photographic Art (Fédération internationale de l'art photographique, FIAP), founded in 1950.