The Great Depression was one of the most dismal periods in American history—and, paradoxically, one of the most photogenic. Hired by the U.S. government under FDR’s visionary Farm Security ...

“..Rothstein’s passion for photojournalism and documentary photography and its use for the betterment of society was a common thread throughout his career... ” ...

You may not know the name Arthur Rothstein, but you’ve likely seen his photographs. The son of Jewish immigrants, the New Yorker, born in 1915, is recognized as one of the great photojournalists of ...

My father, Arthur Rothstein, was a social documentary photographer. In the Jewish tradition of tikkun olam, he used his camera to bring attention to problems in society, taking social action in the ...