Lewis Hine, Child Labor Investigator opens at The Dorsky Museum
Lewis Hine, Israel April , 1912, The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art 2019.005.047.
NEW PALTZ, NY
.-The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz opened Lewis Hine, Child Labor Investigator,an exhibition featuring Lewis Hines powerful photographs for the National Child Labor Commission, which proved the exploitation of young children working in unsafe conditions and ultimately led to American child labor law reform.
Lewis Hine, Child Labor Investigator is on view from Feb. 6 July 11, 2021, in The Dorskys Sara Bedrick Gallery. The exhibition is co-curated by Anna Conlan, curator and exhibitions manager, and Amy Fredrickson, curatorial and collections assistant.