A Young German Just Arrived at Ellis Island

Collection Artwork

Artist

Lewis W. Hine (Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1874 – 1940, Dobbs Ferry, New York)

Title

A Young German Just Arrived at Ellis Island

Creation date

1910, printed before 1938

Materials

gelatin silver contact print

Dimensions

paper size: 6 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.
frame size: 16 1/2 x 14 x 1 1/2 in.
image size: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.

Credit Line

The Jack Shear Collection of Photography at the Tang Teaching Museum

Place of Creation

Ellis Island, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City and New York, New Jersey and New York, United States, North America

Accession Number

2015.1.86

Object Type

Photographs

Marks

Signed, titled, and dated in pencil
Stamped with artist’s “Interpretive Photography” and “Look Pix,” print verso

Working against anti-immigration sentiments of the time, Lewis Hine photographed immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, treating them as unique individuals coming to the United States with hopes of more promising futures.

From the exhibition: Where Words Falter: Art and Empathy (July 9 – December 18, 2022)

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Midcentury New York City

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Object Label

Ongoing Research