The Slater Mill Historic site has an original collection of Lewis Hine photographs taken in northern Rhode Island in 1909 and 1912. You can imagine how I felt when Slater Mill contacted me ( Scott Lapham ) saying they had a grant to create a show of the original Lewis Hine photos with a modern update to be shot by myself and Photographic Memory assistants. The Opening is April 25th from 5-7pm at the Slater Mill gallery at 67 Roosevelt Ave in Pawtucket RI.
Lewis Hine was one of a handful of photographers (that we know of) who worked to create the genre of photography we now call social documentary. He is famous for his images of immigrants coming to Ellis Island, the living and working conditions of industrial laborers and steel workers building the first sky scrapers in New York City. He is perhaps most well known for his photographs exposing child labor. When shown to Congress, these photographs had a direct effect on passing laws stopping underage work and protecting children in the workplace.
