Picturing Class: Lewis W. Hine Photographs Child Labor in New England - Couverture souple

Macieski, Robert

 
9781625341846: Picturing Class: Lewis W. Hine Photographs Child Labor in New England
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ISBN 10 : 1625341849 ISBN 13 : 9781625341846
Editeur : University of Massachusetts Press, 2015

Synopsis

In this richly illustrated book, Robert Macieski examines Lewis W. Hine's art and advocacy on behalf of child laborers as part of the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) between 1909 and 1917. A "social photographer"--as he called himself--Hine created images that documented children at work throughout New England, revealing their exploitation in the North as he had for rural working children in the South. Hine staged his images, highlighting particular types of labor in specific places: the "newsies" in Connecticut cities; sardine canners in Eastport, Maine; cranberry pickers in Cape Cod bogs; industrial homeworkers in Boston and Providence; and cotton textile workers throughout the region. His association with the NCLC connected him to a network of local and national reformers, social workers, and child welfare professionals, a broad coalition he supported in their fight to end this unethical labor practice. Macieski also chronicles Hine's efforts to mount major exhibitions that would help move public opinion against child labor.

In Picturing Class, Macieski explores the historical context of Hine's photographs and the social worlds of his subjects. He offers a detailed analysis of many of the images, unearthing the stories behind the creation of these photographs and the lives of their subjects. In telling the story of these photographs, their creation, and their reception, Macieski demonstrates how Hine worked to advance an unvarnished picture of a rapidly changing region and the young workers at the center of this important shift.

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À propos de l'auteur

Robert Macieski is associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester.

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Éditeur
University of Massachusetts Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1625341849
ISBN 13 
9781625341846
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1625341830 ISBN 13 :  9781625341839
Editeur : University of Massachusetts Press, 2015
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