Lewis Hine

Photographer, Visual Artist

1874 – 1940

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Who was Lewis Hine?

Lewis Wickes Hine was an American sociologist and photographer. Hine used his camera as a tool for social reform. His photographs were instrumental in changing the child labor laws in the United States.

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Born
Sep 26, 1874
Oshkosh
Also known as
  • Lewis Wickes Hine
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • New York University
  • Columbia University
  • University of Chicago
Lived in
  • Oshkosh
Died
Nov 3, 1940
Dobbs Ferry

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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