Symposia

FROM VIENNA TO WHITE HOUSE
Yoichi Okamoto: Life and Career of a Presidential Photographer

+ Round Table

IMAGES AND REALITIES OF POLITICS

Austria and the USA since 1945

Februar 29, 2024

Diplomatic Academy Vienna

Favoritenstrasse 15a, 1040 Vienna, Austria

At the invitation of the Austrian National Library and the Diplomatic Academy American and Austrian scholars discussed the legacy of Yoichi Okamoto and the Power of Images in Austrian – American Relations on 29 February 2024 at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna.

Following the Austrian National Library‘s exhibition „IMAGE POWER POLITICS. Yoichi Okamoto. Post-war photography icon“, an international conference with high level experts focused on the life and career of the American photographer Yoichi R. Okamoto, who portrayed post-war Austria and revolutionized American Presidential photography as White House photographer during the Lyndon B. Johnson era.

The Academic Symposium was followed by a Round Table with panelists and invited guests. Austrian and American experts discussed the legacy and impact of the early Postwar Years in Austrian - American relations as well as the current situation in the light of upcoming elections in the U.S., the EU and Austria.