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Jacob August Riis: 100+ Documentary Photographic Reproductions
JACOB AUGUST RIIS Art Book contains 100+ Reproductions of documentary photos of the New York City tenements with title,date and interesting facts page below. Book includes Table of Contents, thumbnail gallery and is formatted for all Kindle readers and Tablets (use rotate and/or zoom feature on landscape/horizontal images for optimal viewing).
BORN: May 3, 1849 in Ribe, Denmark.
DIED: May 26, 1914 in Barre, Massachusetts.
MEDIUM: American Documentary Photography
INTERESTING FACTS:
§ Riis immigrated to New York City in 1870. He soon found himself hungry and living in police lodging houses.
§ In 1877, Riis found work as a police reporter with the intent of closing the lodging houses in New York City. He soon began to incorporate photography to increase the impact of his writings.
§ Riis was the first photographer to use a flash with his work. He was able to document life in the lodging houses and the streets at night.
§ In 1890, Riis’s book, How the Other Half Lives, influenced New York police commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt, to close the police lodging houses and bring about reform in housing laws.
§ Riis was instrumental in exposing the need for reservoirs with clean water for the city and parks for people and children to play away from the tenement neighborhoods.
NOTABLE WORKS:
How the Other Half Lives.
BORN: May 3, 1849 in Ribe, Denmark.
DIED: May 26, 1914 in Barre, Massachusetts.
MEDIUM: American Documentary Photography
INTERESTING FACTS:
§ Riis immigrated to New York City in 1870. He soon found himself hungry and living in police lodging houses.
§ In 1877, Riis found work as a police reporter with the intent of closing the lodging houses in New York City. He soon began to incorporate photography to increase the impact of his writings.
§ Riis was the first photographer to use a flash with his work. He was able to document life in the lodging houses and the streets at night.
§ In 1890, Riis’s book, How the Other Half Lives, influenced New York police commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt, to close the police lodging houses and bring about reform in housing laws.
§ Riis was instrumental in exposing the need for reservoirs with clean water for the city and parks for people and children to play away from the tenement neighborhoods.
NOTABLE WORKS:
How the Other Half Lives.
125 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 12, 2011
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May 12, 2020
Not that good. Riis was an important advocate for the poor and an early photojournalist, but this is not an impressive book. It collects some of his photographs and a pretty thin biography. Details on the photos are limited to tiles and dates.
Some of the pictures are striking, but there aren't many of those.
Some of the pictures are striking, but there aren't many of those.
April 21, 2020
Captivating
The black and white photography captures the poignancy of the destitute immigrants living in the worst of conditions in NY City in the 1880-'s and 90's. Reminds me of the barrios (slums) of Caracas. Photos of the children are particularly heart wrenching.
The black and white photography captures the poignancy of the destitute immigrants living in the worst of conditions in NY City in the 1880-'s and 90's. Reminds me of the barrios (slums) of Caracas. Photos of the children are particularly heart wrenching.
September 22, 2021
Good work
A look at the past. Well edited presented and the price is right. Thank You very much.three more words n
A look at the past. Well edited presented and the price is right. Thank You very much.three more words n
May 29, 2023
Truth of immigrating
Want to know the real history of immigrants, this is for you.Not the sugar coding in your school books. Worth the price.
Want to know the real history of immigrants, this is for you.Not the sugar coding in your school books. Worth the price.
October 24, 2023
Interesting and shocking at the same time.
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