Arthur Rothstein, Nethers, Virginia (1935) Source: http://arthurrothsteinarchive.com/photographs.html Few photos disturb me more than those of contemporary Appalachian poverty. I grew up mixing with it every day: miners’ kids, a beloved…
Best known for haunting black & white images of the Great Depression by Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange and others, the Farm Security Administration’s photography project provided color film to…