Construction Worker and Family Living in Trailer Camp. Portsmouth, Virginia
Artist
John Vachon
(American, 1914-1975)
CultureAmerican
Date1941
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (18.1 × 24.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 × 9 7/8 in. (20.3 × 25.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/16 × 16 in. (51 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 × 9 7/8 in. (20.3 × 25.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/16 × 16 in. (51 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Horace W. Goldsmith Fund
Object number84.78.54
Not on view
DescriptionThis is one of a series of 132 FSA photographs of Virginia; all are gelatin silver prints.Label TextJohn Vachon American, 1914–1975 Construction Worker and Family Living in Trailer Camp. Portsmouth, Virginia, March 1941 Gelatin silver print (photograph), printed 1984 As the country prepared for World War II, the railroad, shipbuilding, and construction industries blossomed, helping revive the region’s economy. Construction workers, like the one posed here with his family, were critical in rebuilding the region’s infrastructure while supporting the war effort. Chrysler Museum purchase 84.78.54 ProvenancePurchased prints from Library of Congress (negatives on file at Library of Congress,) 1984.Exhibition History"Mountaineers to Main Streets: The Old Dominion as seen through the Farm Security Administration Photographs," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, May 3 - June 16, 1985. Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson. _Mountaineers to Main Streets: The Old Dominion as seen through the Farm Security Administration Photographs_. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1985: p. 135.
