J B Colson Malcolm Collier Jay (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A catalog that accompanied an exhibit titled: "Threads of Culture: Photography in New Mexico, 1939-1943: Russell Lee, John Collier, Jr., Jack Delano" that was shown at the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe from June 18 to October 10, 1993. Drawn from the Pinewood Collection of New Mexico FSA Photographs. Essays by J.B. Colson, Malcolm Collier, and Jay Rabinowitz (on the Railroad Photography Project in New Mexico), with a note from the Director of the Museum, David Turner. Illustrated throughout with vintage b/w photographs of the era and relevant maps of the areas covered by the photos. Measures 9" x 12" with 32 pages. A white sticker on the front cover has no impact on the contents which is clean and intact with no marks of any kind.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The covers are edge worn and slightly creased. New Deal agencies hired some of the country's most talented photographers of the twentieth century to document the lives of rural Americans during the Great Depression and its aftermath. This moving record bears witness to the struggling people in northern New Mexico determined to succeed through the lenses of Russell Lee, John Collier Jr., and Jack Delano. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.