The railroad photography of Jack Delano
By: Tony Reevy ; foreword by Pablo Delano
Contributors: Delano, Jack, photographer; United States. Farm Security Administration; United States. Office of War Information
Series: Railroads past & present; Railroads past and present
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780253017772
Subjects: United States; United States. Office of War Information; Photograph collections; Portraits; Employees; Railroads; United States. Farm Security Administration; Photographers; Documentary photography; History; Biography; Pictorial works
Description: "Born in the Ukraine, photographer Jack Delano moved to the United States in 1923. After graduating from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1937, Delano worked for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and the Office of War Information (OWI) as a photographer. Best known for his work for the Office of War Information during 1940-1943, Jack Delano captured the face of American railroading in a series of stunning photographs. His images, especially his portraits of railroad workers, are a vibrant and telling portrait of industrial life during one of the most important periods in American history. This remarkable collection book features Delano's photographs, including: of railroad operations and workers taken for the OWI in the winter of 1942/43 and during and 1943; photographs for the OWI during a cross-country journey on the Atchison, Topeka, and Sante Santa Fe Railway, plus an extensive selection of his; ground breaking color images. The introduction provides the most complete summary of Delano's life published to date. Both railroad and photography enthusiasts will treasure this worthy tribute to one of the great photographers of the thirties and forties"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: A real respect for the thing in front of him; title: Portfolio one. The Farm Security Administration photos, 1940-1942; title: Portfolio two. OWI [Office of War Information], Chicago; title: Portfolio three. OWI, Across the continent on the Santa Fe; title: Portfolio four. FSA/OWI, The American railroad in color, 1940-1943; title: Appendix 1. Notes on the plate captions and on the plates; title: Appendix 2. Roy Stryker's FSA/OWI shooting scripts concerning American railroads.