Use this sorting activity to explore the characteristic traits of five New Deal photographers and gain a deeper understanding of the Great Depression and its lasting impact on the American people.
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The Farm Security Administration (FSA) photography project began as part of the New Deal’s effort to build public understanding and support for government programs responding to the Great Depression.
Photography had three important jobs:
- Show the need. Make rural poverty and the struggles of farm families visible to the nation.
- Show relief in action. Document how government assistance was reaching people in crisis.
- Introduce America to Americans. Create empathy by revealing the lives, communities, and challenges of people far beyond viewers’ own experiences.
Under the direction of Roy Stryker, the FSA assembled a remarkable group of photographers. They shared a common mission, but they did not share a common style. Their different artistic backgrounds, interests, and ways of seeing shaped what they noticed and how they photographed it.
