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Russell Lee
American
(1903–1986)
Mrs. Christiansen of the Christiansen canning unit sealing cans. During 1939 she canned 2300 quarts which included 20 mutton, 2 deer, 2 beeves, 5 pigs. Fish was tried very successfully. In this cooperative agreement there were twenty-five users and outsid
1940
Gelatin silver print
10.5 x 13.5 in. (26.67 x 34.29 cm)
Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1987.111
Across the nation, land-grant colleges like USU established Extension services to educate the public about the most recent advancements in agricultural research and practices, including how to best preserve food. Russell Lee’s photograph documents the spread of such knowledge and his descriptive title also calls attention to the Farm Security Administration’s experiments with collective farming. The FSA brought families together to work cooperatively on large farms as a means to combat rural poverty and promote sustainability.
Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Growing West: Exploring Art in Agriculture , 3/15/2016 - 5/7/2016
- Three Depression-Era Photographers in Utah , 1/28/2021 - 5/25/2021
- SC Fall 23 - Americana , 7/12/2023 - 12/30/2023
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