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Slavic Workers

Photograph
1907-1908 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lewis Hine is credited with having established the modern documentary style of photography in the United States. He trained as a sociologist and teacher, then became a 'social photographer' and worked with organisations campaigning for reform. He originally published this photograph in a survey by the magazine Charities and Commons into the living conditions of steelworkers in Pittsburgh. Huge numbers of eastern Europeans came to work in Pittsburgh during this period. They were often labouring to send money back to their families. Here Hine poses a group of steelworkers shoulder to shoulder. We are struck by their shared looks and brotherly solidarity, as well as by their social isolation.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSlavic Workers (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Brief description
20thC; Hine Lewis, Group of five immigrant workers
Physical description
Black and white photograph of a group of men facing the camera.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12cm
  • Width: 17cm
Subject depicted
Summary
Lewis Hine is credited with having established the modern documentary style of photography in the United States. He trained as a sociologist and teacher, then became a 'social photographer' and worked with organisations campaigning for reform. He originally published this photograph in a survey by the magazine Charities and Commons into the living conditions of steelworkers in Pittsburgh. Huge numbers of eastern Europeans came to work in Pittsburgh during this period. They were often labouring to send money back to their families. Here Hine poses a group of steelworkers shoulder to shoulder. We are struck by their shared looks and brotherly solidarity, as well as by their social isolation.
Collection
Accession number
PH.404-1982

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Record createdFebruary 17, 2004
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