Artwork Title: World's Highest Standard of Living

World's Highest Standard of Living, 1937

Margaret Bourke-White

Artwork Title: World's Highest Standard of LivingArtwork Title: World's Highest Standard of LivingArtwork Title: World's Highest Standard of Living
In the winter of 1937 the Ohio River flooded and thousands—already hit hard by the Great Depression—became homeless. A star photographer for Life magazine, Margaret Bourke-White was soon on the scene to capture this iconic period picture. Natural disasters come and go. What makes this image stick is its more than ironic juxtaposition of a somber breadline and the very cheery billboard above it. (http://arteverywhereus.org/Art-Gallery/id/136)
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