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The Story of the "Migrant Mother"
In 1936 Florence Thompson allowed Dorothea ... and low status couldn't help but bother her. Meanwhile, Migrant Mother made Dorothea Lange's reputation, helped earn her a Guggenheim fellowship ...
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Dorothea Lange’s iconic California image ‘Migrant Mother’ resonates in today’s social turmoil
Dorothea Lange was ... in a lean-to. It was 1936, during the throes of the Great Depression, and Lange took out her camera. The image she titled “Migrant Mother” became the late photographer ...
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"The Migrant Mother": The Great Depression Explained in One Image
“The Migrant Mother,” a photograph taken by Dorothea Lange in 1936, remains one of the most enduring images of the Great ...
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“Migrant Mother” Photo Series at the Library of Congress
On March 11, 1936, Dorthea Lange’s iconic image ... and the strain of poverty in rural America. Migrant Mother is part of the body of work Dorothea Lange created while working for the Farm ...
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Looking at Dorothea Lange
(Dorothea Lange) Migrant Mother in Nipomo, California, 1936. Lange’s original caption: “Destitute peapickers in California; a 32 year old mother of seven children. February 1936.” MIT ...
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There’s more to Dorothea Lange than ‘Migrant Mother’
Photographer Dorothea Lange is famous for her vivid, evocative portraits of Dust Bowl migrant workers, but her work encompassed much more. Her dedication to social justice is evident throughout ...
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A Show at MoMA Goes Beyond ‘Migrant Mother’ to Examine Lesser-Known Sides of Dorothea Lange’s Photography—See Images Here
The exhibition also includes groundbreaking photographs of the 1930s—including Migrant Mother (1936)—that inspired ... Through her photography and her words, Lange urged photographers to ...
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Failing Dorothea Lange
Two of her children crowd close to her as they shy away from the photographer’s gaze. The photograph, Migrant Mother (1936), is Dorothea Lange’s most well-known work, and it has come to visually ...
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Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California
An original vintage silver gelatin print of photojournalist Dorothea Lange's arguably most famous image "Migrant Mother", taken while Lange was on assignment with the Resettlement Administration to ...
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Dorothea Lange’s iconic California image ‘Migrant Mother’ resonates in today’s social turmoil
Dorothea Lange was ... in a lean-to. It was 1936, during the throes of the Great Depression, and Lange took out her camera. The image she titled “Migrant Mother” became the late photographer ...
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Dorothea Lange
Image: 9.5 x 7.75 in. (24.13 x 19.68 cm.) Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother is one of the most important photographs ever taken. Instantly recognizable, the piece became an iconic image of the Great ...