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Lewis Wickes Hine — A Madonna of the Tenements

Lewis Wickes Hine

A Madonna of the Tenements

1904

Religious symbolism elevates a tender moment between immigrant mother and child, dignifying lives often marginalized by society.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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Lewis Wickes Hine, A Madonna of the Tenements, 1904

Religious symbolism elevates a tender moment between immigrant mother and child, dignifying lives often marginalized by society.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Year
1904
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Intimate, Monochrome, Mother and Child, Documentary, American, Gelatin Silver Print, Melancholic, Portrait, Modern, Social Realism

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