Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), eine der prominentesten amerikanischen Vertreterin der Dokumentarfotografie, ist weitgehend durch ihre dramatischen Aufnahmen der Wanderarbeiter während der schweren Wirtschaftskrise der USA in den späten 20er und 30er Jahren bekannt. 55 Werke, von den berühmtesten Fotografien bis hin zu den weniger bekannten Arbeiten, werden in chronologischer Reihenfolge und mit höchster Druckqualität präsentiert.

Dorothea Lange (18951965) was a highly acclaimed social realist photographer who recorded one of the most important historical periods in American social history. In 1935, tired of studio portraiture, she began working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA), and created many of the images that define the Depression and the disastrous migration of farming families to the West in the popular imagination. This monograph is a concise introduction to her work, with an essay, 55 photographs and picture-by-picture commentaries.

Auteur

Mark Durden is a writer, artist and lecturer. He has written extensively on photography and contemporary art and co-authored the book Variable Capital (2007). He is also part of the artists' group 'Common Culture', and currently Professor of Photography at University of Wales, Newport.

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Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) was a highly acclaimed social realist photographer who recorded one of the most important historical periods in American social history. In 1935, tired of studio portraiture, she began working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA), and created many of the images that define the Depression and the disastrous migration of farming families to the West in the popular imagination. This monograph is a concise introduction to her work, with an essay, 55 photographs and picture-by-picture commentaries.

Résumé
Introduction to the highly respected documentary photographer.