An intimate view of Dorothea Lange filmed during the last year of her life as she worked on a retrospective exhibition for the Museum of Modern Art. As she reviews her work, she is self critical and revealing, explaining how she felt when she took certain pictures. Most famous for her rural images during the depression, particularly the photograph ‘Migrant Mother’. Photographed by Phillip Greene.
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ACMI Identifier
504445
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Exhibitions
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
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
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; Limited Access Print (Section 2)