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John Felix Vachon (May 19, 1914 – April 20, 1975) was a world-traveling American photographer. Vachon is remembered most for his photography working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) as part of the New Deal and for contributions to Look magazine.
John Vachon (1914 - 1975) was an American documentary photographer who worked for the FSA and Look magazine. Learn more about his life, work, and archived items at the International Center of Photography.
John Vachon (1914-1975) was a St. Paul native who became a renowned photographer for the Farm Security Administration and Look magazine. He documented rural poverty, war, and postwar conditions around the world with a distinctive style and perspective.
John Felix Vachon (May 19, 1914 – April 20, 1975) was a world-traveling American photographer. Vachon is remembered most for his photography working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) as part of the New Deal and for contributions to Look magazine.
John Vachon's first job at the Farm Security Administration carried the title "assistant messenger." He was twenty-one, and had come to Washington from his native Minnesota to attend Catholic University of America.
A tribute to John Vachon, a photographer who captured the American heartland and the world with his candid and poetic eye. Learn about his life, his work, and his style from his FSA project to his Look magazine assignments.
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John Vachon. Born on May 19, 1914, John Vachon grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota. After studying English literature at the College of St. Thomas (now University of St. Thomas), he moved to Washington D.C. to continue his studies at American University. His plan was to become a teacher or writer.
