Louise Rosskam

Louise Rosskam
Edwin and Louise Rosskam
Born
Louise Rosenbaum

(1910-03-27)March 27, 1910
DiedApril 1, 2003(2003-04-01) (aged 93)
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Occupationphotographer
Known forFarm Security Administration series
SpouseEdwin Rosskam

Louise Rosskam (born Louise Rosenbaum) (March 27, 1910 April 1, 2003) was a photographer for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and the Standard Oil Company during the mid-20th century. Together with her husband, Edwin Rosskam (1903–1985), the pair documented American life during the Great Depression. The Rosskams were part of a group of talented photographers hired by Roy Stryker, the head of the FSA between 1935 and 1944, during what is often called the "Golden Age of Documentary Photography".