In the 1930s, the U.S. government famously sent photographers
across the country to document on film the need for federal
assistance in rural areas. Dorothea Lange's well-known image
Migrant Mother came from this effort, along with thousands of other
photographs. Ben Shahn, Russell Lee, and Marion Post Wolcott
contributed to this compelling body of images. 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. 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. The book's stunning photo
gallery, with original captions, provides a moving visual tour of
Louisiana during a period of economic struggle and transition.
Organized by photographer, parish, and date, the revealing images
reflect an era when extreme poverty exacerbated the divide between
classes and races. 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. Giemza and Hebert-Leiter
trace the genesis of the FSA Collection, examine its role in
promoting the documentary style of picture-taking, and explore the
motivations and methods of the collection's head, Roy E. Stryker.
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. Letters and other archival documents further illuminate the
three artists' impressions of Louisiana, its people, and its
traditions.
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