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[Cotton Pickers with Knee Pads, Lehi, Arkansas]

Russell LeeWW-1938-536592

1938·Gelatin silver print·16.5 x 24.2 cm (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. )

Purchase, Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts, 2001

Catalogue

Year: 1938
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 16.5 x 24.2 cm (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. )
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Russell Lee

Artist

Russell Lee

Photography

Russell Werner Lee was an American photographer and photojournalist, best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) during the Great Depression. His images documented the ethnography of various American classes and cultures. Lee was known for his technical innovation, particularly his use of direct flash photography to capture indoor environments that other photographers of the era avoided.

Ottawa, IL, USA

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