Accession Number2008/2.348
TitleFarm Machine
Artist(s)Arthur RothsteinArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1915, printed 1985Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 12 5/8 in x 15 3/8 in x 3/4 in (32.07 cm x 39.05 cm x 1.91 cm);12 5/8 in x 15 3/8 in x 3/4 in (32.07 cm x 39.05 cm x 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gilbert M. FrimetSubject matterArthur Rothstein worked as the first hired photographer for the Farm Security Administration and is considered among America's premier photojournalists. Throughout his career, he photographed a range of subjects with social commentary being a primary concern. His first projects looked at the dust bowl and tenancies in the South. He quit the FSA in 1940 and began to work for
Look magazine, where he worked until 1971.
Physical DescriptionA photograph of a large farm machine in a field of corn. A man in a hat operates the machine.
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Keywords
cornstalk
farming (function)
machines (general equipment)
men (male humans)
workers