Roy E. Stryker headed the Historical Division of the Farm Security Administration from 1935 to 1943. This program tells the story of how Stryker, a low-level federal bureaucrat with integrity and vision, managed a massive New Deal project to document the Great Depression. These photos - nearly 200,000 by both established and aspiring photographers, including Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, Arthur Rothstein, and many others - became the defining statement of the era. Many signature images of poverty and hardship are included. Narrated by Beverly Brannan, curator of photography at the Library of Congress; Alan Fern, retired director of the National Portrait Gallery; and Peter Kuznick, professor of history at American University.

Films Media Group

Stryker, Roy Emerson, 1893-1975, Art, Photography, Architecture, Documentary photography--United States--History--20th century, Depressions--1929--United States, United States--History--1933-1945, United States--Rural conditions, United States--Social life and customs--1918-1945

Levin, Laurence L. (Producer), Schauble, Justin H. (Director), Persistent Vision Productions (Producer), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

00:22:27 (HH:MM:SS)

English

Higher education

Name	Films Media Group (Firm)
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Email	[email protected]

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