Dorothea Lange Migrant Mother 1936 Life of Dorothea

Dorothea Lange

Migrant Mother, 1936

Life of Dorothea Lange ● ● ● Influential American photojournalist Lived in California Photographed impoverished farmers of the Great Depression Hired from 1935 -1939 by the Farm Security Administration (FSA) to document the Depression Brought public awareness to the terrible conditions of migrant farmers (photography featured in LIFE magazine and newspapers) http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=kv. OEE 1 r. JR 2 I

Social Justice ● Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being.

California, March 1937. "Toward Los Angeles. " Medium format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.

June 1937. "Wife of Texas tenant farmer. The wide lands of the Texas Panhandle are typically operated by white tenant farmers, i. e. , those who possess teams and tools and some managerial capacity. " Medium-format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.

June 1938. Nettie Featherston, wife of a migratory laborer with three children. Near Childress, Texas. "If you die, you're dead – that's all. " Photo: Dorothea Lange. Bio of Nettie (1898 -1984) and audio interview. (Click image for Comments. ) http: //www. livinghistory farm. org/farminginthe 3 0 s/movies/featherston. html#

A migrant mother, 32, who has seven hungry children, living in a tent camp in Nipomo, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, March 1936. The mother in this photo is the famous subject of a Depression-era portrait known as "Migrant Mother. " She came forward in the late 1970 s and was revealed to be Florence Owens Thompson. She died in 1983. http: //www. livinghistoryf arm. org/farminginthe 30 s /movies/thompson_wate r_06. html

Coldwater District north of Dalhart, Texas. This house is occupied; most of the houses here have been abandoned. Photo by Dorothea Lange.

Other Examples of Social Justice Photography Art Shay, LIFE Magazine

Social justice photography often uses symbols to represent an issue.

Children near Masaya, Nicaragua