I’m just embarking on part 1 of this seven-chapter series on the Roosevelt era and the photographers of the Farm Security Administration during the depression, but it’s pretty interesting so far…
"If one can imagine the political animosity that would have been generated if, as part of the current stimulus package, President Obama introduced a national documentary photography program, then it is possible to understand the opposition that the F.S.A. faced." (Errol Morris Blog at NYTimes.com)