Various (20th Century), Group of Seven Farm Security Administration Photographs (1935-1943)

Various (American, 20th Century) Group of Seven Farm Security Administration Photographs, 1935-1939 Gelatin silver prints, printed later under the supervision of Arthur Rothstein 9-1/2 x 8 inches (24.1 x 20.3 cm) (images) or the reverse or smaller 14 x 11 inches (sheets) One with negative archive stamp and with photographer's stamp of verso. Photographs include: Ben Shahn: Pastor greeting his parishioners, Linworth, Ohio, 1935; Sheriff's Deputy, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1935. Arthur Rothstein: Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936; Bad Lands, South Dakota, 1936; Farmer and Wife, Colorado, 1939. Walker Evans: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1935. Dorothea Lange: Hoe Culture, Alabama, 1936. This lot is accompanied with a folder from The Photographic Historical Society of New York, Inc. HID09710052018 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Condition Report: Overall very good condition. Undulations, bumped corners, and scattered edge chipping throughout lot. Scattered hard and soft creases, most apparent in margins, some with soft creases within the image. Accompanied folder with bumped corners and hard creases to the binding. Sheriff's Deputy with small loss to bottom right quadrant near holster. Sheets are loose, not framed.