Lewis Wickes Hine, All these are workers in Sweetwater Hosiery Co., except smallest boy. Location: Sweetwater, Tennessee., ca. 1910; collection SFMOMA, Accessions Committee Fund purchase
- How would you describe the people in this picture?
- What argument might the artist be making with this photograph? What do you see that makes you say that?
- If you were going to take a photograph to make a similar argument today, what would you photograph? Why?
- How does the artist’s use of photography impact the message of this work?
- Imagine if this work was a painting, a song, or a newspaper article. How might you interpret it differently?
