Russell Lee
American · 1903–1986 · Photographer
Russell Werner Lee was an American photographer and photojournalist, best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) during the Great Depression. His images… (Wikipedia)
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Detail of side of Earl Pauley's farmhouse near Smithland, IowaLempertz · €1,008≈ $1,176≈ £884Sign up to see
Abandoned Garage on highway #2, Western North DakotaLempertz · €945≈ $1,103≈ £828Sign up to see
The hands of Mrs. Andrew Ostermeyer, wife of a homesteader, Woodbury County, IowaLempertz · €945≈ $1,103≈ £828Sign up to see
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Russell Werner Lee was an American photographer and photojournalist, best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) during the Great Depression. His images documented the ethnography of various American classes and cultures. Lee was known for his technical innovation, particularly his use of direct flash photography to capture indoor environments that other photographers of the era avoided.
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Also known as Russell Werner Lee
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