Lewis Wickes HineAmerican, 1874–1940Untitled
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Where is “Untitled” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 95.82.23
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — © Minneapolis Institute of Art
In the life of Lewis Wickes Hine
The whole life1930s
Works for the Red Cross and the TVA
During the Great Depression Hine again works for the Red Cross, photographing drought relief in the American South, and for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), documenting life in the mountains of eastern Tennessee.
1936
Becomes chief photographer of the WPA research project
Hine is selected as chief photographer for the National Research Project of the Works Progress Administration, which studied changes in industry and their effect on employment; his work there was not completed.
last years of life
Loses his patrons and his house
In the last years of his life Hine lost government and corporate patronage; he hoped to join the Farm Security Administration photography project and wrote repeatedly to Roy Stryker, but Stryker always refused. Few people were interested in his work, and Hine lost his house and applied for welfare.
3 November 1940
Died
