Icarus, Empire State Building
Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
Catalogue
- Year
- 1930
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 9.1 x 11.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Lewis W. Hine
Artist
Photography
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.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Lewis W. Hine
- Year
- 1930
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 9.1 x 11.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1930-336293
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified