Stuart T. Wagner: Capturing the Grit of American Progress Stuart T. Wagner (born circa 1875, United States) remains a relatively obscure figure in the annals of American photography, yet his work possesses a remarkable power to convey the realities of late Victorian and Edwardian America – specifically, the pervasive poverty and social anxieties that underpinned the era’s proclaimed “progress.” While biographical details are scarce, W…