Arthur Rothstein

Arthur Rothstein (July 17, 1915 – November 11, 1985) was an American photographer. Rothstein is recognized as one of America’s premier photojournalists. During a career that spanned five decades, he provoked, entertained and informed the American people. His photographs ranged from a hometown baseball game to the drama of war, from struggling rural farmers to US Presidents.

The former home of the Pettways. Gee's Bend, Alabama. April 1937. Photographed by Arthur Rothstein.

Woman on the Pettway Plantation

Life under the elevated railroad. A mom strolls with a baby, a men's shop, Rosenberg's, Honig's dairy with rolls for a penny, a rye bread for 10 cents, cheese, butter, eggs. 1920s car parked. 2530 Pitkin Ave in East New York, Brooklyn, New York. 1938

Annie Pettway Bendolph carrying water. Gee's Bend, Alabama. April 1937. Photographed by Arthur Rothstein.

His works are more abundant, more things to shoot, his work makes me feel myself in the works, as if they are the kind of day