John Collier Jr.
1913–1992 · United States
Observing human relationships in their surroundings.
Explore 2 works ↓
John Collier Jr. · 1940-01-01 00:00
John Collier Jr. · The Library of Congress, Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information.
Public domain — fonds FSA/OWI · Reuse conditions · Artwork record
The story
John Collier Jr.’s photographs in the FSA/OWI collections show workplaces, farms and health services. His work also belongs to the history of visual anthropology, in which photography becomes a tool for observation and exchange. The images invite us to connect people with their gestures, their surroundings and the institutions that structure collective life.
Understanding the work
Compare overall views with close interactions. Ask what each framing helps us understand and what it leaves outside the story.
Key works and series
Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton; healthcare in New Mexico; Visual Anthropology.
Sources & further exploration
A journey through images.
2 worksClick an image to enlarge it. Captions, collections and reuse conditions appear below each work. Captions describe the photographs; the source records retain catalogue titles and provide context.
John Collier Jr. · 1940-01-01 00:00
John Collier Jr. · The Library of Congress, Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information.
Public domain — fonds FSA/OWI · Reuse conditions · Artwork record
John Collier Jr. · 1943-06
John Collier Jr. · The Library of Congress, Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information.
Public domain — fonds FSA/OWI · Reuse conditions · Artwork record
Works in collections.
14 recordsPhotographs to explore on museum and library websites, with titles, dates and processes. Each link opens the collection record and its image where one is available.
- Library of Congress · 1942-03
Enfants mennonites en prière, Hinkletown, Pennsylvanie
Photograph — FSA/OWI collection
- Library of Congress · 1943-01
Sortie de messe, Las Trampas, Nouveau-Mexique
Photograph — FSA/OWI collection
- Library of Congress · 1941-12
Volontaires attendant de s’engager, San Francisco
Photograph — FSA/OWI collection
- Library of Congress · 1942-01
Service de réparation de radios, Washington
Photograph — FSA/OWI collection
- Library of Congress · June 1942
Champs de haricots et conserverie, Seabrook Farm, New Jersey
Photograph — FSA/OWI collection
- Library of Congress · December 1941
Service à l’automobile au Hot Shoppe, Washington
Photograph — FSA/OWI collection
- Library of Congress · 1942-11
Forage avant le dynamitage dans une mine de charbon, Pennsylvanie
Photograph — FSA/OWI collection
- Library of Congress · 1942-11
Mineur à la fin de sa journée de travail, Pennsylvanie
Photograph — FSA/OWI collection
- Library of Congress · 1941-10
Passants à un coin de rue, Holyoke, Massachusetts
Photograph — FSA/OWI collection
- Library of Congress · 1943-03
Jewell Mazique prenant la parole dans une église, Washington
Photograph — FSA/OWI collection
- Library of Congress · 1940-01-01 00:00
Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home, Charlottesville
Photograph — FSA/OWI collection
- Library of Congress · 1943-06
Civil Air Patrol pilot in Bar Harbor, Maine
Photograph — FSA/OWI collection
