Helping to shape an understanding of the interwar years in the US, Dorothea Lange’s (b. 1895) poignant images of urban situations are known for visualising the impact of the Great Depression.
Taking an anthropological approach, the American photographer interacted with her subjects, resulting in a powerful, deeply human body of work that recorded the lived experiences of individuals.
An exhibition at Jeu de Paume, Paris, brings together images from five specific series, offering a wide selection of work previously unseen in France. The collection includes images from聽the Depression period (1933-1934), the Farm Security Administration (1935-1939), the Japanese American internment (1942), the Richmond shipyards (1942-1944) and a Public defender (1955-1957).
The show opens 16 October. Find out more
Credits:
1.聽Drought-abandoned house on the edge of the Great Plains near Hollis, Oklahoma,聽1938.聽Dorothea Lange聽漏 The Dorothea Lange Collection, the Oakland Museum of California
2.聽Jour de lessive, quarante-huit heures avant l鈥櫭﹙acuation des personnes d鈥檃scendance japonaise de ce village agricole du comt茅 de Santa Clara, San Lorenzo, Californie.聽1942聽Dorothea Lange聽漏 The Dorothea Lange Collection, the Oakland Museum of California
3.聽Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California,聽1942.聽Dorothea Lange聽漏 The Dorothea Lange Collection, the Oakland Museum of California, City of Oakland. Gift of Paul S. Taylor.
4.聽Toward Los Angeles, California,聽1937.聽Dorothea Lange聽漏 The Dorothea Lange Collection, the Oakland Museum of California
