Description |
605 pages : illustrations, some of which are in color ; 21 cm. |
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Taschen bibliotheca universalis
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Bibliotheca universalis (Taschen (Firm))
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Summary |
This book records the full reach of the Farm Security Administration program from 1935 to 1943, honoring its vigor and commitment across subjects, states, and stylistic preferences. The photographs are arranged into four broad regional sections but otherwise allowed to speak for themselves--to provide individual impressions as much as they cumulatively build an indelible survey of a nation. Through color and black-and-white images, we meet convicts, cotton workers, kids on the street, and relocated workers on the road. We see subjects victim to the elements of nature and the timeless rituals of human life, as much as to the vagaries of the global economic market. We meet Dorothea Lange's iconic Migrant Mother, weather-beaten and worn, with two children leaning on her shoulders. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 598-599) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- The Northeast -- The Midwest -- The West -- The South -- Appendix: the photographers. |
Language |
Text in English, German, and French. |
Subject |
New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Pictorial works.
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New Deal, 1933-1939. |
Genre/Form |
Pictorial works.
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Subject |
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Pictorial works.
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United States. |
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Social conditions. |
Chronological Term |
1933-1945 |
Subject |
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Pictorial works.
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Economic conditions. |
Chronological Term |
1918-1945 |
Subject |
Documentary photography -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Documentary photography. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
Fotografie. |
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USA. |
Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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Illustrated works.
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Added Author |
Walther, Peter, 1965- editor.
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Varea Riley, Isabel, translator.
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Wulfekamp, Ursula, translator.
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Mothe, Philippe, translator.
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United States. Farm Security Administration.
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ISBN |
9783836537117 |
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3836537117 |
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