Images of Depression-Era Louisiana: The FSA Photographs of Ben Shahn, Russell Lee, and Marion Post Wolcott, Hardcover/Bryan Giemza - Louisiana State University Press

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Letters and other archival documents further illuminate the three artists\' impressions of Louisiana, its people, and its traditions..
They sketch the biographies, techniques, and perspectives of Shahn, Lee, and Wolcott, explaining how the photographers operated in Louisiana from their first experiences to their last days in the state.
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Giemza and Hebert-Leiter trace the genesis of the FSA Collection and its role in promoting the documentary style of picture-taking, and explore the motivations and methods of the collection\'s head, Roy E.
Scenes of agricultural and rural communities-- families in clapboard houses, sugarcane cutters in the field, and trappers navigating bayous--as well as cityscapes of New Orleans\'s bustling markets, busy docks, and peaceful Jackson Square demonstrate the scope of the photographers\' work and the diversity of conditions and occupations they found.
Organized by photographer, parish, and date, the revealing Images reflect an era when extreme poverty exacerbated the divide between classes and races.
The book\'s stunning photo gallery, with original captions, provides a moving, visual tour of Louisiana during a period of economic struggle and transition.
In Images of Depression-Era Louisiana, Bryan Giemza and Maria Hebert-Leiter curate more than 150 of those photographs, offering a riveting collection that captures this pivotal time in Louisiana\'s history.
As primary photographers for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) in the state of Louisiana, the three took more than 2,600 photographs, recording the modest homes, family gatherings, and working lives of citizens across the state.
Ben Shahn, Russell Lee, and Marion Post Wolcott contributed some of those other images, many equally compelling.
Dorothea Lange\'s well-known image Migrant Mother came from this effort, along with thousands of other photographs. government famously sent photographers across the country to document on film the need for federal assistance in rural areas.
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