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Boy with Chicken, Hungjao, China

Arthur Rothstein

Artwork Details

Boy with Chicken, Hungjao, China
1945
Arthur Rothstein
gelatin silver print on paper
12 in x 9 in (30.48 cm x 22.86 cm)
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
2015/2.109

Description

Subject Matter:

Arthur 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 Description:

A photograph of a small, young boy in soiled clothing. The boy holds a chicken in his arms and stands in the street, just outside of a building.

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