John Vachon
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John Vachon was an American photographer best known for his poignant documentary images of rural and small-town life during the Great Depression and World War II.
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| instanceOf |
documentary photographer
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human → photographer → |
| activeDuring |
Great Depression
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World War II → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1914-05-19
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| dateOfDeath |
1975-04-20
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| describedAs |
American photographer best known for poignant documentary images of rural and small-town life during the Great Depression and World War II
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| educatedAt |
Catholic University of America
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St. Thomas College → |
| employer |
Farm Security Administration
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Life magazine → Look magazine → Office of War Information → |
| familyName |
Vachon
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| fieldOfWork |
rural life documentation
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social conditions in the United States → |
| genre |
black-and-white photography
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documentary photography → |
| givenName |
John
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| hasCollectionIn |
Library of Congress
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Museum of Modern Art → National Gallery of Art → |
| hasGender |
male
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| hasInfluenced |
later American documentary photographers
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| hasPhotographed |
Midwestern United States
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industrial landscapes in the United States → rural South in the United States → small towns in the United States → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| movement |
documentary photography
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social realism → |
| notableFor |
poignant images of rural and small-town life
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| notableWork |
World War II home-front photography
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documentary photographs of rural America during the Great Depression → photographs of Native American reservations → photographs of small-town life in the United States → |
| occupation |
photographer
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photojournalist → |
| partOf |
Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection
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| placeOfBirth |
St. Paul, Minnesota
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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| spouse |
Penny Vachon
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| workedOn |
Farm Security Administration photography project
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Referenced by (2)
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Farm Security Administration photographers
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Roy Stryker
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notableStudentOrColleague |