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"Workers, An Archaeology of the Industrial Age: Photographs of Sebastião Salgado." April 18-June 11, 1993, 1991-1997

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Scope and Content Note

Sebastião Salgado is a contemporary photographer who devoted several years to a project documenting manual workers and labor in the Industrial Age. Michael E. Hoffman organized an exhibition of 250 images, some of which had never been exhibited, that traveled extensively throughout the United States after it's debut in Philadelphia. The exhibition was made possible by Professional Imaging, Eastman Kodak Company.

Dates

  • 1991-1997

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 62.5 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives Repository

Contact:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PO Box 7646
Philadelphia PA 19101-7646 United States