Description- “Migrant Mother” was photographed in February 1936 in a pea pickers’ camp in Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange, while on assignment as a photographer for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). It’s a black and white gelatin silver print/photograph with one light source which is natural sunlight lighting up the left side of the frame. The photograph consisted of one working class mother with three children, who have very worn down, dirty clothing suggesting they are poor. And the mother emotion
a sense a self-portrait. The portrait is made more meaningful by intimacy- an intimacy shared not only by the photographer with his subject, but by the audience.” (Dorothea Lange). Dorothea Lange (May 26,1895- October 11, 1965) was a photographer who is best know for her photographs chronicling the Great Depression. Each of her photos shared a story that touched the hearts of her viewers. The Great Depression, when the world’s economy declined almost over night, affected many people. It was one
Social Realism in the Work of Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) Dorothea Lange was an American photographer who was considered among the first documentary photographers in the history. She worked as a studio portrait photographer before she became a documentary photographer for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) in the 1930s. The aim of this essay is to critically analyze two example of Dorothea Lange’s photographs in relation to social realism in the Depression-era in America. In the period of the
Dorothea Lange was photojournalist and documentary photographer who is most famous for her photographs taken during the great depression after the Farm Security Administration in the United States employed her. The Great Depression caused Dorothea to take her camera from the studio and into the street to capture how real people were living. This is arguable Dorothea Lange’s most famous photograph, known as ‘Migrant Mother’. It was taken in 1936 during the Great Depression North of Los Angeles in
sticks together. In her drained eyes, her gaze gleams with serenity, for the tiresome trek to California is finally over. The mother has faith that her family is safe and sound, and that she can finally provide for them. In conjunction with her facial expression, the ring on her finger symbolizes the sanctity of family and how family cannot be bought out. The mother could have effortlessly pawned off her ring, and gotten a few decent meals, or even a new pair of clothes out of it, however she
Dorothea Lange was an American visionary most famous for her photography during the great depression. Her photographs captured the emotions of the American working class during a time when life in America was most difficult. The photographs and reports she took of the hardships of western rural life shocked the entire United States population and spurred agencies to aid them. Lange’s career was shaped by the west and her legacy continues to inspire photographers today. Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn
how the audience relates with an image or setting are Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” (1936) and Cindy Sherman’s “Paintings #92” (1981). Both images portray women caught in distinct positions within