March 23, 2010

Classic Americana

Depression era images from Dorothea Lange. Simply stunning

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via Selvedge Yard

4 comments:

  1. Randall3/23/2010

    Check out the Harrison gallery at the MIA! They own the "Migrant Mother" and have an extensive collection of other Lange pieces.

    There's a lecture about her on April 8th.
    http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176594886911

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  2. thanks for the hott tip. I totally will check it out.

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  3. A head's up - the second image isn't by Lange. It's by Walker Evans from Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.

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  4. robert3/27/2010

    "migrant mother" was taken about half a mile from where i live

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