Dorothea Lange

Description:

Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) documented rural poverty for the federal Resettlement Administration and Farm Security Administration from 1935 to 1939. Her powerful images--from migrant workers in California fleeing the "dustbowl," to struggling Southern sharecroppers-- became icons of the era. She later photographed Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War II and traveled throughout Europe and Asia. Linda Gordon contributes a new biographical essay and an image-by-image commentary to accompany a newly selected set of photographs. Also include is a chronology of the artist's life.

subjects: Social life and customs,  Artistic Photography,  Documentary photography,  Pictorial works,  History,  Manners and customs,  Photographers, biography,  Lange, dorothea, 1895-1965,  United states, pictorial works,  United states, social life and customs,  Exhibitions,  Photojournalism,  Photography,  Depressions

People: Dorothea Lange

Places: United States

Times: 20th century