Dorothea Lange

It is often said that artists portray their experiences and thoughts through their work. Photographer Dorothea Lange and author Eugenia Collier both capture the setting of the Depression Era with corresponding works, “Migrant” and “Marigold”. The photo “Migrant” is a photo a “fatigued mother of seven” during the Depression Era. And the story “Marigold” is about a young teenage girl living with her family during the Depression Era. The photo was taken just outside the doorway of a canvas tent…

It was taken in March 1936, at a camp for seasonal agricultural workers in California (Eyewitness to History). Lange was a photographer and the majority of her success came from her work during the Great Depression. She documented the rural hardships she encountered for the Farm Security Administration; her most notable work being “Migrant Mother”. Her photos showed…

I went in to watch Dorthea Speaks with absolutely no expectations. I did not know who Dorthea Lange was, the name was somewhat familiar to me, but alas, I did not have any ideas on what I was going to watch. With that said, I thoroughly enjoyed the film. It was very well put together. The film told Dorthea’s story in a way that emphasized her skill as a photographer. This was never said outright, but the visuals throughout most of the story were photographs she had taken. I think that this was…

Could a photo of a family in a house show suffering? Dorothea Lange’s Living Conditions of Workers in Agriculture on whom Depend the Crops of California, Family of Migratory Cotton Pickers, Originally for Oklahoma, Living in Abandoned Cow Barn, Note Bed in Corner, Kern County, California (Family in Barn) offers an unusual view of Dust Bowl migrant workers that were displaced due to agricultural damage. Unlike many of her other photographs, Family in Barn does not depict squatters, or struggling…

Dorothea Lange was in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 26, 1895. Her maiden name was Dorothea Nutzhorn. Her father was a lawyer and her mother was a stay at home mom. Her mom helped take care of Dorothea and Martin, her brother. Dorothea was diagnosed with polio at the age of 7. Her polio impaired her right leg and her foot noticeably. After being diagnosed with polio, 6 years later her parents divorced. She put the blame of the divorce on her father and took up her mother’s maiden name as hers.…

In the attempt to bring light to the widespread death from starvation in Ethiopia in 1985, Stan Grossfield captured this photo of a starving mother and her child and he called this”Famine in Ethiopia”. After visiting the Ethiopians he was feeling extreme sadness over the struggles he saw.While this image may seem visually simple, this image has a powerful emotional effect on others, winning the Pulitzer Prize of 1985. Stan Grossfield photographed the "Ethiopian" which references madonna and…

Dorothea Lange, a famous documentary photographer and photojournalist, once said that “photography takes a moment out of time, altering life by holding it still”. As a photographer myself, I love this quote because it could never be more true. Photography is a way to capture stories and memories within a powerful image. I’m very passionate about photography because it allows me to be active, tell stories, and my skills will always be improving. Being an active and very hands on person, I love…

Migrant Mother: Dorothea Lange The Dust Bowl of the 1930’s left many migrant families destitute as they struggled to survive through a period of economic depression in the United States. Dorothea Lange captured the plight of one of these families in the photograph, titled Migrant Mother. While working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA), Lange took six photos, but this one in particular became the most popular image from the series. According to Dubois, the purpose originally for the…

develop. With this being said, Dorothea Lange and David Moore are photographers whose work speaks in depth of societies past, present and future. Their pieces not only document the ever changing reality of contemporary society but also reflect human dignity and courage. They document…

families dying of starvation. People set out to make the unjust, terrible conditions of the migrant workers known. Dorothea Lange and John Steinbeck are both known for their works in which they capture the struggles of migrant workers in California. Both have one main goal in their respective…