| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxiii, 536 p., [40] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"A camera is a tool for learning how to see--" -- Hoboken and San Francisco, 1895-1931. Child of iron, wounded ; Apprentice to the city ; Becoming a photographer ; Maynard Dixon, Bohemian artist ; Working mother in Bohemia -- Depression and renewal, 1932-1935. Leaving the children, leaving the studio ; A New Deal for artists ; Paul Schuster Taylor, maverick economist ; The romance of love, the romance of the cause ; Blending a family -- Creating documentary photography, 1935-1939. Father Stryker and the beloved community ; On the road : California ; Migrant Mother ; On the road : the Dust Bowl ; On the road : the South ; An American Exodus ; Dorothea and Roy -- Wartime, 1939-1945. Family stress ; Defiant war photography : the Japanese internment ; Unruly war photography : the Office of War Information and Defense Workers -- Independent photographer, 1945-1965. Surviving in the cold ; Working for Life ; Diplomat's wife ; To a cabin ; Photographer of democracy -- Lange's photograph captions. |
| Summary |
Dorothea Lange's photographs define how the American Depression is remembered; this evocative biography defines her creative struggles and enduring legacy. |
| Subject |
Lange, Dorothea.
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Photographers -- United States -- Biography.
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Documentary photography -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
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| ISBN |
9780393057300 (hardcover) |
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0393057305 (hardcover) |
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9780393339055 (pbk.) |
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039333905X (pbk.) |
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