Lewis Wickes Hine
(Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1874 - 1940, Dobbs Ferry, New York)
Glass Factory, Morgantown, West Virginia
1908, 1909 or 1911
Gelatin silver print
4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (12.2 x 16.5 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of John Coplans
1978.12
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Lewis Hine, considered by many to be the father of modern social documentary photography, spent more than a decade as the official photographer for the National Child Labor Committee. Between 1908 and 1921, Hine photographed rural and urban child laborers across the country. The resulting images were used in NCLC pamphlets, exhibits, and magazine advertisements, and helped to transform the nation’s attitudes and policies on child labor and welfare.
Keywords
Child laborersPhotography
Gelatin Silver
United States
Documentary