Katya licea
Irving Haberman "1939"
1939
I chose this picture of Irving Haberman because I thought it was very interesting that he was able to capture a moment where a women is topless in Queens, and no-one is really doing anything about it because no one can really control what a women should do, or put them in a social confiding mold. You can tell that the women has very nice clothes due to the fact of her fur coat on the floor and her leather gloves. Even though she may be a stripteaser, she can come from a middle class and I feel like this picture captures a moment that defines the fact that just because you may be a stripteaser doesn't mean you have to be from the lower class. Haberman was known for having perfect timing and being a part of defining the eras from the world war II up to Nixon's campaign. He brought us all the great historical moments that came from the thirties to the sixties. This picture is a big moment for women because it shows the moment a women decided to break free of the social restrains put on them by society by being topless in front of 26 million people. It is definitely a photograph that stood out.
