Cider Stand, Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia (Primary Title)
Arthur Rothstein, American, 1915 – 1985 (Artist)
In 1935 Arthur Rothstein was hired as the first photographer for the Resettlement Administration, a New Deal organization that in 1937 was reformed as the Farm Security Administration. Between 1935 and 1944, the two agencies employed the nation’s leading photographers to document the experiences of the rural and urban poor during the Great Depression. Rothstein’s first assignment was to photograph the residents of Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, who were being evicted to make way for the nature preserve and scenic Skyline Drive. Rothstein’s portraits capture the families who lived and worked on the land but now faced an uncertain future.
Unsigned
Photographer's stamp in black ink on print verso: "Arthur Rothstein/ photograph/ from the collection of/ Grace Rothstein".
Titled and dated in an unidentified hand in graphite on print verso: "Cider Stand/ Blue Ridge Mts. VA/ 1935".
Inscribed in graphite in lower left corner on print verso: "G42-17"; (lower right corner): "81".
Aldine S. Hartman Endowment Fund
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The Likeness of Labor, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, October 17, 2015 - April 10, 2016
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