Untitled (Factory Worker)

Harold Harvey, 1930
vintage gelatin silver print
12″ × 9.125″

The body of Harold Leroy Harvey’s (1899–1971) art photography is relatively slim though he had steady work as a commercial photographer.  Harvey was also a chemist and inventor; his expertise in the darkroom was in demand by such photographers as Man Ray and Weegee (Arthur Fellig.)

A recurring motif in his art photography was achieved by shooting his subjects through plate glass. Rather than combine negatives he would shoot a glass positive through a glass positive. The dark borders seen here are characteristic of this technique.

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