Camera at Work: Photographic Images of Labor

June 10 – August 31, 2011

Throughout history, countless anonymous laborers and workers have contributed to the fabric and rhythm of life, often working under difficult and arduous conditions.  On view is a selection of photography books that showcase remarkable images of farm laborers, miners, tradesmen, domestic help, factory workers, clerical staff, and other workers.   The striking photographs reveal the industriousness and dignity of those portrayed despite the physical hardships of manual labor, and the sociological problems of repetitious manufacturing and mass production work.  International in scope, the list of photographers includes: Bill Brandt, Edward Burtynsky, Bruce Davidson, Lee Friedlander, Charles “Teeny” Harris, David Allen Harvey, Frida Kahlo, Dorothea Lange, Annie Leibovitz, Sharon Lockhart, Steve McCurry, Tina Modotti, Inge Morath, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Sebastião Salgado, August Sander and Taryn Simon.

Curated by Lyn Korenic and Jaime Healy-Plotkin.

Image from:  Tina Modotti: la renaissance mexicaine.  Paris : Place, 2000.