Lewis’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

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Lewis Toby American

John the Baptist
Toby Lewis American, active 20th century

Elaine
Toby Edward Rosenthal (American, 1848–1917)

Arch, Midnight
Martin Lewis American, born Australia 1881-1962

Margaret Frances Langton Clarke
Lewis Carroll (Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–1898

Sadie Pfeifer, a Cotton Mill Spinner, Lancaster, South Carolina
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Italian Family, Chicago
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Glow of the City
Martin Lewis American, born Australia 1881-1962

Orange County Fair, Middletown, NY
Toby Old American, born 1945

Dannie Mercurio, 150 Schottes Alley, Washington D.C.
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Playground in a Mill Village (Playground in a Tenement Alley), Boston
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Chicago Slums
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Slovak Steel Worker in the Pittsburgh Region Relaxes after Supper
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

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Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Men With Dog Sitting On Bench In Front Of General Store
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Negro Alley Housing Whites, Washington, D.C.
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

A Madonna of the Tenements
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Little Mother, Pittsburgh
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Little Girl Standing At Entrance To A Gallery
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940

Fresh Air for the Baby, New York East Side
Lewis Wickes Hine American, 1874–1940