Dean Worcester's Photographs, American National Identity, and "National Geographic Magazine"
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2012
Abstract
Between 1898 and 1913, Dean Conant Worcester published five illustrated articles in National Geographic Magazine, all but one of which were about the ethno-linguistic minorities in the Philippines. Worcester, a colonial administrator who served as Secretary of the Interior in the Philippines from 1901 to 1913, was a prolific photographer who made conscious use of his photographs to promote a retentionist agenda to American audiences. Worcester's political career coincided with a rapid increase in the numbers of illustrated monthly magazines published in the United States, and his articles in National Geographic are significant not only for what they reveal about Worcester's ideas about the Philippines, but also for their contributions to the success of National Geographic, which established itself as one of the most important magazines published in the United States.
Publication Information
Rice, Mark (2012). "Dean Worcester's Photographs, American National Identity, and "National Geographic Magazine"." Australasian Journal of American Studies 31.2, 42-56.
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