Lewis W. Hine by Peter Walther

Lewis W. Hine by Peter Walther

More than 300 photographs by Lewis W. Hine, whose trailblazing documentary images of early 20th-century working conditions helped to transform United States labor laws. This book covers all eras of Hines work, including his pictures of child laborers, of new immigrants on Ellis Island, and of the construction of the Empire State Building.

“Photography can light up darkness and expose ignorance” * Lewis W. Hine *

Peter Walther has edited various publications on literary, photographic, and contemporary historical themes, including books on Goethe, Fontane, Thomas Mann, Hans Fallada, and writers in the First World War, as well as several illustrated books with historical color photographs. He is the author of the TASCHEN publications The First World War in Colour (2014), New Deal Photography. USA 1935–1943 (2016) and Anna Atkins. Cyanotypes (2023). American photographer and sociologist Lewis W. Hine (1874–1940) was trained to be an educator in Chicago and New York before setting up his photography studio in 1912. One of the first to use the camera as a tool for social reform, Hine worked as photographer for the National Child Labor Committee, the Red Cross, and the National Research Project of the Works Progress Administration. His photographs were instrumental in changing child labor laws in the United States.

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ISBN 13	9783836572347
ISBN 10	3836572346
Title	Lewis W. Hine
Author	Peter Walther
Series	Bibliotheca Universalis
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taschen GmbH
Year published	2018-10-05
Number of pages	544
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.