N.Y. tenement. Little ones helped in homework.
1910
Medium
Photography-Photoprint
Classification
Photography-Photoprint
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro
Accession Number
2018.23
Art Historical Context
In the heart of New York's bustling tenements around 1910, Lewis W. Hine captured a slice of immigrant life with *N.Y. tenement. Little ones helped in homework This photoprint from the Smithsonian Art Museum depicts young children receiving help with their schoolwork in cramped, dimly lit quarters—a tender moment amid the grind of urban poverty. Hine, a documentary photographer, used his Kodak camera to reveal the human stories behind America's industrial boom, making this image a window into the daily struggles of working-class families. Hine's work was instrumental during the Progressive Er...