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Sol Libsohn
American, 1914–2001
29th Street, West of 5th Avenue
c. 1940
gelatin silver print
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Patrons’ Permanent Fund

A self-taught photographer and cofounder of the Photo League, Sol Libsohn believed that "unless you feel an involvement with people, with the human condition, you should not photograph them at all." The son of Eastern European immigrants, Libsohn's social and aesthetic sensibilities were born of the experiences of the Depression.

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