Artist: Lewis Wickes Hine Photo Analysis: ?Powerhouse Mechanic 1921?

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Photographer and artist Lewis Wickes Hine, was born in 1874 in the town of Oshkosh, Wisconsin in America?s Midwest. Following the death of his father, he worked at a furniture factory to support the family and from here began to see the hardship and sufferings of working class Americans. In the early 1900s, Hine entered into a teacher?s training college in New York City, leading him into his photography career. The artwork in focus …

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…compared to the machine. I favour this work of Hines more than the others because of it?s symbolic meaning, and also for it?s practical side. The shades of grey are plentiful, and I especially like the lighting which creates the soft tone in the picture. Bibliography The Cleveland Museum of Arts Lewis Hine [online] http://www.clevelandart.org/explore/artistwork.asp?searchText=Lewis+Hine&display=list&tab=1&recNo=0&workRecNo=0