Lewis Hine

(American, 1874–1940)

Lewis Hine was an American photographer best known for the images he made while working for the National Child Labor Committee. Hine’s interest in photography as an educational tool prompted him to adopt the medium to expose social injustices. “Photography can light up darkness and expose ignorance,” he once said. Born Lewis Wickes Hine on September 26, 1874 in Oshkosh, WI, he studied sociology before moving to New York in 1901. He began using photography while working at the Ethical Culture School as a way to document the conditions of immigrants pouring into Ellis Island. The artist embarked on his photographs of child workers in 1909, and in order to keep what he was doing a secret from the factor owners, posed as a Bible salesman or industrial photographer. These works had an immediate effect on government policy after they were published in magazines. Hine was nearly forgotten by the 1930s, but was saved from obscurity after Berenice Abbott mounted a traveling retrospective of his work in 1939. The artist died on November 3, 1940 in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. Today, Hine’s works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Dentist examining child, 1925

Lewis Hine

Dentist examining child, 1925

Sale Date: October 17, 2019

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A Western Union Messenger, Nashville,..., 1910

Lewis Hine

A Western Union Messenger, Nashville,..., 1910

Sale Date: October 17, 2019

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A trio of images depicting young cotton , 1909–1913

Lewis Hine

A trio of images depicting young cotton , 1909–1913

Sale Date: October 17, 2019

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Untitled from

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Untitled from "Child Labor Studies", 1910

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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New York City from the Empire State Building, 1931

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New York City from the Empire State Building, 1931

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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An 11 year old delivery boy for an Opelika..., 1914

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An 11 year old delivery boy for an Opelika..., 1914

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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A tiny eight-year-old carrying home a load..., 1912

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A tiny eight-year-old carrying home a load..., 1912

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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Noon Hour at Massachusetts Mill, Lindale,..., 1913

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Noon Hour at Massachusetts Mill, Lindale,..., 1913

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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SELECTED IMAGES OF WORKERS, 1911–1915

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SELECTED IMAGES OF WORKERS, 1911–1915

Sale Date: October 3, 2019

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AUTOMOBILE TIRE MAKER, 1930

Lewis Hine

AUTOMOBILE TIRE MAKER, 1930

Sale Date: October 3, 2019

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A Group of Five 5 National Child Labor Committee

Lewis Hine

A Group of Five 5 National Child Labor Committee

Sale Date: October 4, 2019

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A Group of Eight Photographs (8 works)

Lewis Hine

A Group of Eight Photographs (8 works)

Sale Date: October 4, 2019

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A Tenement Madonna, Ellis Island, 1905

Lewis Hine

A Tenement Madonna, Ellis Island, 1905

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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Spinner, 1908

Lewis Hine

Spinner, 1908

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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Empire State Building, 1931

Lewis Hine

Empire State Building, 1931

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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Top of mooring-mast on Empire State Building, 1931

Lewis Hine

Top of mooring-mast on Empire State Building, 1931

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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Steelworker on Empire State Building, 1931

Lewis Hine

Steelworker on Empire State Building, 1931

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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Chicago, 1909-1912. Chicago Street,..., 1909–1912

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Chicago, 1909-1912. Chicago Street,..., 1909–1912

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Paris Gamin. Paris, c. 1919., 1919

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Paris Gamin. Paris, c. 1919., 1919

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Migrants italiens dans la salle des..., 1904–1940

Lewis Hine

Migrants italiens dans la salle des..., 1904–1940

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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African-American Orphan, Washington, D.C, 1906

Lewis Hine

African-American Orphan, Washington, D.C, 1906

Sale Date: June 19, 2019

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Factory workers (3 works), 1920–1929

Lewis Hine

Factory workers (3 works), 1920–1929

Sale Date: June 5, 2019

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Worker in cotton mill, Alabama, 1910

Lewis Hine

Worker in cotton mill, Alabama, 1910

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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[Two newsboys], 1910

Lewis Hine

[Two newsboys], 1910

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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