What is the thematic context of Inhabitants of Gees Bend, Alabama?

fsa documentary style, depiction of southern poverty, african american resilience, great depression era focus, social realism influence, rothstein's humanist lens, documenting rural america

Is Inhabitants of Gees Bend, Alabama under copyright?

Yes, this artwork is still under copyright.

What topics does Inhabitants of Gees Bend, Alabama explore?

african american, rural life, poverty, resilience, southern us, documentary, 1930s, portraits

Artwork Info: Inhabitants of Gees Bend, Alabama

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Inhabitants of Gees Bend, Alabama

arthur rothstein (1915 – 1985)

Arthur Rothstein (1915-1985): American photojournalist of the FSA & OWI, documenting the Great Depression, Dust Bowl, and rural life. Powerful social realism.

Souls Grown Deep (Atlanta, United States of America)

Explore Souls Grown Deep: A Celebration of Black Art from the American South! Discover Gee's Bend quilts, assemblage art & inspiring stories by artists like Thornton Dial & Lonnie Holley.

When Adrian Van de Graaff of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, bought the Pettway estate in 1900, he installed a relative, W. C. Travis, as overseer. Needom Mooney and his wife, Lucy (c. 1880 - 1969), worked as domestic servants at Sandy Hill, the former plantation house, where Travis lived until his death in 1916. When Arthur Rothstein photographed Gee

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Title: Inhabitants of Gees Bend, Alabama
Artist: arthur rothstein
Year: 1937
Format: Portrait
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: Souls Grown Deep
Color palette: Neutrals
Keywords: rothstein portrait , american history art , african american art
Color hue: Green to Violet Spectrum
Color intensity: Monochromatic