Chicago Tenement Family and the Visitor from Upstairs
Chicago Tenement Family and the Visitor from Upstairs

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Chicago Tenement Family and the Visitor from Upstairs,

1910

Lewis Wickes Hine, 1874–1940; born Oshkosh, WI; died Hastings-on-Hudson, NY; active New York City, NY
x1973-20
Hine is best known for using photography to generate interest in social reform—he photographed child laborers and immigrants at Ellis Island and documented living conditions in cities like Pittsburgh and Chicago (pictured here). Although Hine sought to demonstrate the efficacy of photographs as truthful witnesses, his photographs were not simply documentary. He carefully considered the poses, expressions, and gestures of his subjects in the hope that his images would inspire viewers to take social and political action.

Information

Title
Chicago Tenement Family and the Visitor from Upstairs
Dates

1910

Maker
Lewis Wickes Hine
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
12.5 x 17.2 cm (4 15/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Object Number
x1973-20
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Illinois, Chicago

Inscription
Titled in crayon or graphite, verso: Chicago tenement family and the visitor from upstairs Numbered in graphite, verso: 110
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp: Lewis W. Hine / Interpretive Photography / Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
children (people by age group), boys, girls, men, housing, figures (representations), tenement houses, families, poor, women

Italian Family, Chicago

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