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The photography of Dorothea LangeThe photography of Dorothea Lange

Photographer Dorothea LangePhotographer Dorothea Lange

DOROTHEA LANGEDOROTHEA LANGE

Born May 26, 1895 Died October 11, 1965 Photographer

Born May 26, 1895 Died October 11, 1965 Photographer

http://www.dorothealange.com

PHOTOGRAPHYPHOTOGRAPHY

Before television, was used to document important historical events.

People from one area could view events that occurred in other areas of the country.

Became more than an expression of art.

Before television, was used to document important historical events.

People from one area could view events that occurred in other areas of the country.

Became more than an expression of art.

Lange and the Great DepressionLange and the Great Depression

Lange was asked to document the poor conditions of the migrant workers

Large numbers of workers traveled to California to find work

Workers toiled long hours in the fields Many were forced to lived in squalid

conditions with children

Lange was asked to document the poor conditions of the migrant workers

Large numbers of workers traveled to California to find work

Workers toiled long hours in the fields Many were forced to lived in squalid

conditions with children

Lange was able to capture the emotional and physical toll that the depression took on

human beings across the country.

Lange was able to capture the emotional and physical toll that the depression took on

human beings across the country.

Migrant MotherMigrant Mother

Another photo of the "migrant mother" and her family

CREDIT: Lange, Dorothea, photographer, "Migrant Agricultural Worker's Family. Seven Children without Food. Mother Aged Thirty-Two. Father is a Native Californian. Nipomo, California." February, 1936. America from the Great Depression to World War II: Black-and-White Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945, Library of Congress.

Migrant MotherMigrant Mother

“I did not ask her name or her history. She told me her age, that she was thirty two. She said that they had been living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields, and the birds that the children killed.

There she sat in that lean-to tent with her children huddled around her, and seemed to know that my pictures might help her, and so she helped me. There was a sort of equality about it”

Dorothea Lange

Lange and the Relocation CampsLange and the Relocation Camps

Was asked to document the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans at Camp Manzanar, CA

Was asked to document the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans at Camp Manzanar, CA

Lange and ManzanarLange and Manzanar

Was against the forced relocation Hoped that photos would show the

injustice Documented daily life at the camps

Was against the forced relocation Hoped that photos would show the

injustice Documented daily life at the camps

Japanese American men register prior to their evacuation, on the orders of the Army

CREDIT: Lange, Dorothea, photographer. "San Francisco, Calif., Apr. 1942--Residents, of Japanese Ancestry, Appearing at the Civil Control Station for Registration in Response to the Army's Exclusion Order No. 20--The Evacuees Will Be Housed in War Relocation Authority Centers for the Duration." April, 1942. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.

Japanese American men register prior to their evacuation, on the orders of the Army

CREDIT: Lange, Dorothea, photographer. "San Francisco, Calif., Apr. 1942--Residents, of Japanese Ancestry, Appearing at the Civil Control Station for Registration in Response to the Army's Exclusion Order No. 20--The Evacuees Will Be Housed in War Relocation Authority Centers for the Duration." April, 1942. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.

Thousands of Japanese Americans were interned at the camp in Manzanar, California

CREDIT: "Evacuees of Japanese Ancestry Attending Memorial Day Services at Manzanar, California, a War Relocation Authority Center--Boy Scouts and American Legion Members Participating in the Services Appear in the Foreground ..." May 1942. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.

ManzanarManzanar

The idea that photographs could influence people was a theme in Lange’s work

Have you ever been influenced by a photograph?

The idea that photographs could influence people was a theme in Lange’s work

Have you ever been influenced by a photograph?

The Photographer as MotivatorThe Photographer as Motivator

Lange brought much needed attention to the plight of her subjects.

Lange’s photographs motivated agencies to take action.

Many people were moved by the images. Her images provide an important record of

history.

Lange brought much needed attention to the plight of her subjects.

Lange’s photographs motivated agencies to take action.

Many people were moved by the images. Her images provide an important record of

history.

Documenting HistoryDocumenting History

Every picture tells a story.

Photographs are an important tool of record.

Important information can be transported from on area to another.

Every picture tells a story.

Photographs are an important tool of record.

Important information can be transported from on area to another.