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Lewis Hine (1874-1940) took up photography to call attention to socialnjustice and to campaign for change. This respect for the exploited andppressed individual established him as an embodiment of American values. Hismages celebrated the dignity of working people in the modern world and gave voice to the ordinary men, women and children who did not, or could not,peak for themselves.Tags
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Excellent images, but small format in a fragile glued binding.
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Mary Panzer taught at Rhode Island School of Design, University of Kansas, New York University and Hunter College and was curator of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonain Institute) in Washington, DC.
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