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Celebrating the works of Lewis Hine: the photos that changed America
Powerhouse Mechanic
Powerhouse mechanic, circa 1921
"In one of Hine’s most famous images, he emphasizes machinery and musculature. ‘The visual appeal of the photo is rather direct and stunning,’ Daile Kaplan, vice-president of photographs at Swann galleries, told The Hot Bid. ‘It has harmony, it has visual balance, and at the same time, he positions the worker in a way that he’s controlling the machine. It reflects a new visual vocabulary that addresses the machine age, but it privileges the person with the machine’« Florida school shooting: the Guardian / cartoonTurner: The Fighting Téméraire + Conférence video »