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Photographer and artist Lewis Wickes Hine, was born in 1874 in the town of Oshkosh, Wisconsin in America’s Midwest. ... In the early 1900s, Hine entered into a teacher’s training college in New York City, leading him into his photography career.
The artwork in focus here is titled “Powerhouse Mechanic”, taken in 1921. ...
Hine passed away in New York City in 1940 out of poverty in trying to continue his passion for photography and compassion for the suffering. ... There are also instances in the photo that have curved features to it, and they all curve in the same direction, the pipe at the top, the round circular section of the machine, and the man’s back, making it balanced. ... The absence of large void spaces, making full use of the space makes the photo look balanced. ... The whiteness of his skin makes him stand out from the rest of the picture, which is what Hine wanted to focus on. ... The photo would be taken at slightly below eye level, so he might have bent his knees, and artificial lighting props may have been set up to give the picture a soft tone appearance.
During the first thirty years of the 20th century, Hine caught pictures of the often-horrendous working and living conditions of the American working class at that time.
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