Mery Horn, a hunchback condition aggravated by the heavy load of papers she carried. Hartford, Connecticut, March 1909
Catalogue
- Year
- 1909
- Medium
- gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- sheet/image: 11.9 × 16.9 cm (4 11/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Artist
- Lewis Hine
Artist
Photography
Lewis Wickes Hine was an American sociologist and muckraker photographer. His photographs taken during times such as the Progressive Era and the Great Depression captured young children working in harsh conditions, playing a role in bringing about the passage of the first child labor laws in the United States.
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- Lewis Hine
- Year
- 1909
- Medium
- gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- sheet/image: 11.9 × 16.9 cm (4 11/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1909-291201
Source
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified