Lewis Wickes Hine (1874–1940) was considered the father of American documentary photography. This exhibition consists of rare vintage prints, and covers the three overarching themes of Hine’s three-decade career: the immigrant experience; child labor; and the American worker, culminating in his magnificent studies of the construction of the Empire State Building.
All works are from the collection of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg. This exhibition was organized by art2art Circulating Exhibitions.
Lewis Hine: Our Strength Is Our People
The Humanist Photographs of Lewis Hine
September 16 – December 31
Fenimore Art Museum
5798 State Highway 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326
www.fenimoreartmuseum.org
Sadie Phifer, A Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South Carolina, 1908, gelatin silver print. Collection of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, courtesy of art2art Circulating Exhibitions
Two Connectors on a Girder, Empire State Building, 1930, gelatin silver print. Collection of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, courtesy of art2art Circulating Exhibitions
Our Strength Is Our People: The Humanist Photographs of Lewis Hine
Our Strength Is Our People: The Humanist Photographs of Lewis Hine
