Monday, February 4, 2019

Jack Delano


Wonder what went through his head as he documented this idealized vision of colonization...

Ya think ya know something, until you realize how much you don't. Any student of photographic history is familiar with the name Jack Delano and his career with the FSA, where he joined other classic photo names in the making, while producing one of its most consistently remarkable bodies of work. What I didn't know was that he was born Jacob Ovcharov in Ukraine before immigrating to the states- and then settling in Puerto Rico later in his career where he continued to expand his Renaissance Man career. And the kicker for me is, looking at the guy then- the guy could (and did) pass!

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