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Arthur Rothstein
Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma 1936; printed (c. 1975)
gelatin silver photograph
40.4 × 39.6 cm (image) 50.7 × 40.7 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1975
© Library of Congress, FSA Collection
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma
1936; printed (c. 1975)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
40.4 × 39.6 cm (image) 50.7 × 40.7 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1975
© Library of Congress, FSA Collection
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
The Farm Security Administration was a United States government agency that commissioned, collected and published documentary photographs between 1935 and 1946. Under the direction of Roy Stryker, a team of photographers was assembled to record the plight of displaced people, impoverished rural communities, the drought-devastated landscape of the United States and the various government programs established to assist them.
The photographers working on this project came from quite disparate backgrounds, ranging from commercial practitioners to scientists, painters to photojournalists, and created a richly diverse view of their common subject. As a whole, more than 250 000 photographs were produced, forming a panoramic portrait of life in rural United States during the Depression years.
Artwork Details
Accession Number
PH179-1975
Department
International Photography
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