Louise Rosskam
Deceased Person
1910 – 2003
Photo Credit ยป
32 Views
Who was Louise Rosskam?
Louise Rosskam was a photographer for the Farm Security Administration and the Standard Oil Company during the mid-20th century. Together with her husband, Edwin Rosskam, the pair documented American life during the Great Depression. The Rosskams were part of a group of talented photographers hired by Roy Stryker, the head of the FSA between 1935 and 1944, during what is often called the "Golden Age of Documentary Photography".
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Mar 27, 1910
Philadelphia - Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- Died
- Apr 1, 2003
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Louise Rosskam." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/louise_rosskam>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Louise Rosskam biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In