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Icarus, Empire State Building
1930 · Gelatin silver print
9.1 x 11.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Lewis W. Hine
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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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Reinstallation of the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1980
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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979
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The Artist as Adversary
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
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Portrait Photographs
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1969
About
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Lewis Wickes Hine was an American sociologist and muckraker photographer. His photographs taken during times such as the Progressive Era and the Great Depression captured young children working in harsh conditions, playing a role in bringing about the passage of the first child labor laws in the United States.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago
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