For man, unlike any other thing organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments.

August 11, 2010 10:24 AM

Bound for Glory: America in Color was the first major exhibition of color images taken by photographers--such as John Vachon, Jack Delano, Russell Lee, and Marion Post Wolcott--of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information. Comprised of seventy digital prints made from color transparencies taken between 1939 and 1943, these surprisingly vibrant and vivid scenes and portraits capture the effects of the Great Depression on America's rural and small town populations, the nation's subsequent economic recovery and industrial growth, the country's mobilization for World War II, and the beginning of a new era in photography--the Kodachrome era.
posted by mattdidthat (3 comments total)

Saw these incredible images on MeCha and was hoping they'd arrive on the blue. Thank you so much for this post.
posted by bearwife at 10:32 AM on August 11, 2010

A triple!

http://www.metafilter.com/94157/Captured-America-in-Color-from-19391943
http://www.metafilter.com/79936/The-Big-Ol-Picture
http://www.metafilter.com/47572/Color-Photographs-from-the-FSA
posted by briank at 10:33 AM on August 11, 2010

Make that a quadruple, actually.
posted by briank at 10:33 AM on August 11, 2010