Trained as a society photographer in San Francisco, Lange abandoned her world of garden parties, lavish weddings, and debutante balls in the 1930s and began documenting the effects of the Depression on ordinary Americans. She photographed soup kitchens, bread lines, and hopeless and helpless farm families. Her images spoke eloquently of the plight of the poor and brought the distress and desperation of the Depression into the consciousness of the public. Lange's photographs remain singular symbols of the Dust Bowl era. (13 minutes, color) --Cover
Summary:
The story of photographer Dorothea Lange. Trained as a society photographer, she began documenting the effects of the Depression on ordinary Americans in the 1930's. Her images spoke eloquently of the plight of the poor and brought the distress and desperation of the Depression into the consciousness of the public. --Publishers Description
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