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The railroad photography of Jack Delano
- Title
- The railroad photography of Jack Delano / [edited by] Tony Reevy ; foreword by Pablo Delano.
- Author
- Delano, Jack, 1914-1997.
- Publication
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2015.
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- Description
- xiii, 186 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 x 29 cm
- Summary
- "Born in the Ukraine, photographer Jack Delano moved to the United States in 1923. After graduating from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1937, Delano worked for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and the Office of War Information (OWI) as a photographer. Best known for his work for the Office of War Information during 1940-1943, Jack Delano captured the face of American railroading in a series of stunning photographs. His images, especially his portraits of railroad workers, are a vibrant and telling portrait of industrial life during one of the most important periods in American history. This remarkable collection book features Delano's photographs, including: of railroad operations and workers taken for the OWI in the winter of 1942/43 and during and 1943; photographs for the OWI during a cross-country journey on the Atchison, Topeka, and Sante Santa Fe Railway, plus an extensive selection of his; ground breaking color images. The introduction provides the most complete summary of Delano's life published to date. Both railroad and photography enthusiasts will treasure this worthy tribute to one of the great photographers of the thirties and forties"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Railroads past and present
- Uniform Title
- Railroads past and present
- Subjects
- Railroads
- Photographers
- United States > Office of War Information
- Portraits
- United States > Office of War Information > Photograph collections
- Railroads > Employees
- History
- Railroads > United States > Employees > Portraits
- 1900 - 1999
- Delano, Jack > Photograph collections
- Biography
- Photographers > United States > Biography
- United States > Farm Security Administration > Photograph collections
- Pictorial works
- Railroads > United States > History > 20th century > Pictorial works
- Photograph collections
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Pictorial works.
- Portraits.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: A real respect for the thing in front of him -- Portfolio One: The Farm Security Administration photos, 1940-1942 -- Portfolio Two: OWI : Chicago -- Portfolio Three: OWI : across the continent on the Santa Fe -- Portfolio Four: FSA/OWI : the American railroad in color, 1940-1943 -- Appendix 1: Notes on the plate captions and on the plates -- Appendix 2: Roy Stryker's FSA/OWI shooting scripts concerning American railroads.
- Call Number
- JFF 16-141
- ISBN
- 9780253017772
- 0253017777
- LCCN
- 2015004465
- OCLC
- 904456185
- Author
- Delano, Jack, 1914-1997.
- Title
- The railroad photography of Jack Delano / [edited by] Tony Reevy ; foreword by Pablo Delano.
- Publisher
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2015.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Railroads past and presentRailroads past and present
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900 - 1999
- Added Author
- Reevy, Tony.United States. Farm Security Administration.United States. Office of War Information.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 16-141