Russell Lee: A Photographer's Life and Legacy

by Mary Jane Appel, Mary Jane Appel, MaryJane Appel

The most prolific photographer of the Great Depression, Russell Lee has never been canonized for his iconic images. With this compulsively readable and definitive biography, historian and archivist Mary Jane Appel finally uncovers Lee's rebellious life, tracing his journey from blue-blood beginnings to intrepid years of activism and pioneering creativity, through the incredible body of work he left behind.

Born in the quintessential turn-of-the-century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631496166
• ISBN13: 9781631496165
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.1" x 9.7"