Carl Mydans

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documentary photographer human photojournalist

Carl Mydans was an American photojournalist best known for his powerful documentary images of the Great Depression and World War II, including work for the Farm Security Administration and Life magazine.

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instanceOf documentary photographer ⓘ
human ⓘ
photojournalist ⓘ
associatedWith American magazine photojournalism ⓘ
U.S. government documentary photography programs ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
coveredEvent Great Depression ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
employer Farm Security Administration ⓘ
Life magazine ⓘ
fieldOfWork documentary photography ⓘ
photojournalism ⓘ
genre documentary photography ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
hasNationality American ⓘ
isKnownAs Carl Mydans ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
mediaType photography ⓘ
notableFor photographic coverage of military conflict ⓘ
photographic documentation of social conditions in the United States ⓘ
powerful documentary images of American life ⓘ
wartime photography ⓘ
notableWork World War II photojournalism ⓘ
documentary photographs of the Great Depression ⓘ
occupation photographer ⓘ
photojournalist ⓘ
war photographer ⓘ
workedOn Farm Security Administration photographs ⓘ
surface form: Farm Security Administration documentary project

Life magazine photo essays ⓘ

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Life magazine → featuredPhotographer → Carl Mydans ⓘ
subject surface form: Life
Carl Mydans → isKnownAs → Carl Mydans ⓘ