The FSA/OWI Photographers and the American Railroad
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Publishing:31st Mar '26
£38.00
This title is due to be published on 31st March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Though Jack Delano's work as a photographer for the FSA/OWI is well regarded, the extensive and diverse documentation of American railroads by the other photographers of the Farm Security Administration (FSA), along with their successors from the Office of War Information (OWI), is often overlooked.
The FSA/OWI Photographers and the American Railroad brings together significant contributions from FSA/OWI photographers including Delano, Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and seven others, who captured the essence of American railroading between 1935 and 1943. Featuring profiles of each photographer, little-known but excellent photographic sequences from across the United States, from narrow-gauge railroads in Colorado and Nevada's Virginia and Truckee Railroad to New York's vanished Pennsylvania Station and Washington, DC's Union Station, The FSA/OWI Photographers and the American Railroad shines a spotlight on this exceptional collection of railroad imagery from the 1930s and 1940s for a wider audience.
"Tony Reevy's gifts for research and writing bring to life the wonderful work of FSA/OWI photographers, whose work shows us how essential the railroad was in creating 20th-century America. We can be especially grateful for their focus on how a sprawling industry intersected with everyday people in the quiet moments of their lives."—Albert Churella, author of The Pennsylvania Railroad
"Tony Reevy's gifts for research and writing bring to life the wonderful work of FSA/OWI photographers, whose work shows us how essential the railroad was in creating 20th-century America. We can be especially grateful for their focus on how a sprawling industry intersected with everyday people in the quiet moments of their lives."—Kevin Keefe, former editor and publisher, Trains magazine
"Tony Reevy has curated a collection of ten portfolios that celebrate the work of some of the most talented photographers engaged in documentation of the American railroad. Their work transcends technological and geographic wonder and offers a rare intimacy and insight that humanizes the industry and the nation."—Greg McDonnell, author of Locomotives
ISBN: 9780253074720
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220 pages