Stryker
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United States government agency
documentary photography pioneer
documentary photography project
economist
family name
government photography unit
human
photography administrator
surname
Stryker is a surname most notably associated with Roy Emerson Stryker, the American economist and photographer who directed the Farm Security Administration’s influential documentary photography project during the Great Depression.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government agency
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documentary photography pioneer ⓘ documentary photography project ⓘ economist ⓘ family name ⓘ government photography unit ⓘ human ⓘ photography administrator ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| birthName | Roy Emerson Stryker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| director | Roy Emerson Stryker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer |
Farm Security Administration
NERFINISHED
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Resettlement Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Stryker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary photography
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economics ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conditions during the Great Depression
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rural poverty in the United States ⓘ |
| givenName | Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer | Roy Emerson Stryker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCollaborator |
Arthur Rothstein
NERFINISHED
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Ben Shahn NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorothea Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion Post Wolcott NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Walker Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Historical Section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfOrganization | Roy Emerson Stryker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American documentary photography
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photojournalism in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing the Farm Security Administration documentary photography project
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organizing large-scale photographic documentation of the Great Depression in the United States ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Great Depression in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Farm Security Administration photography file
NERFINISHED
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Resettlement Administration photography project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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government official ⓘ photography project director ⓘ |
| partOf | New Deal cultural programs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the Historical Section of the Farm Security Administration ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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