Dorothea Lange. Dorothea Lange facts. She was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist. She was best known for her depression – era work for the Farm Security Administration. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Dorothea Lange.Dorothea Lange factsShe was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist.She was best known for her depression era work for the Farm Security Administration.With the onset of the Great Depression, Lange turned her camera lens from the studio to the street. Langes intentionLanges 1976, Migrant Mother.Migrant MotherI think that in this picture her intention was to show how things are difficult with poverty in the world. How a mother of three children is not sure about the future, but the present.By the look in the mothers eyes you can see the her hope is almost gone but by the way she holds the infant and by the way her kids are close to her you can feel that its not over yet.
