My Methodology

This methodology combined a comprehensive physical description of the images with semiology. The last stage, speculation, and the broad information from the tables, can then be tested with wider, historical context.

Description

• What is it?
• Provenance
• Size
• Photo type
• Content

Analysis

• Common global perception
• Symbolic meaning
• Referential meaning (its perception among cultural insiders)

Speculation

• Historical context/Provenance
• Theories and hypotheses

On to Analysis