Concentrates on Dorothea Lange’s renowned work on the Farm Security Administration (FSA) project during the depression. Also looks at her photographs during the war and a project on urban sprawl in California which occupied her during the last years of her life. Lange reviews these images and talks about her belief that photography is a universal language. Photographed by Phillip Greene.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002977
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers - Biography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographs - Psychological aspects
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography, Artistic
Crafts & Visual Arts → Women photographers
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Depressions - 1929 - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women
History → Depressions - 1929 - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)