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Dorothea Lange
A monograph on the photographer best-known for her iconic images of the Depression in 1920s America.
Mark Durden
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280 pointsOverview
- Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) is one of the most famous American documentary photographers of all time, best known for her body of work depicting migrant workers during the Great Depression of the late 1920s and 1930s
- Presents 55 of her images in a chronological sequence, including both her most well-known works as well as lesser-known examples
- Her photographs show her respect for her subjects' dignity in the face of often unbearable circumstances, such as the compelling Migrant Mother (1936), which became a symbol of the Great Depression
- Picture-by-picture commmentary offers insight into individual works
Specifications
- Hardback
- English
- 245 x 210 mm, 9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in
- 128 pp
- 56 black and white photographs
- ISBN-13: 9780714846194
- ISBN-10: 0714846198
About the book
Dorothea Lange (1895–1965) was a highly acclaimed social realist photographer who recorded one of the most important historical periods in American social history. In 1935, tired of studio portraiture, she began working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA), and created many of the images that define the Depression and the disastrous migration of farming families to the West in the popular imagination. This monograph is a concise introduction to her work, with an essay, 55 photographs and picture-by-picture commentaries.
About the author(s)
Mark Durden is an artist and writer. He is currently Senior Lecturer in History and Theory of Photography at the University of Derby. He curated the exhibition ‘Face On’ and co-edited the accompanying book. He is also a regular writer and columnist for Art Monthly and Creative Camera.
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