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OverviewDorothea Lange's photographs define how we remember the Depression generation; now an evocative biography defines her creative struggles and enduring legacy. We all know Dorothea Lange's iconic photos -- the ""Migrant Mother"" holding her child, the gaunt men forlornly waiting in breadlines -- but few know the arc of her extraordinary life. In this sweeping account, renowned historian Linda Gordon charts Lange's journey from polio-ridden child to wife and mother, to San Francisco portrait photographer, to chronicler of the Great Depression and World War II. Gordon uses Lange's life to anchor a moving social history of twentieth-century America, re-creating the bohemian world of San Francisco, the Dust Bowl, and the Japanese American internment camps. She explores Lange's growing radicalization as she embraced the democratic power of the camera, and she examines Lange's entire body of work, reproducing more than one hundred images, many of them previously unseen and some of them formerly suppressed. Lange reminds us that beauty can be found in unlikely places, and that to respond to injustice, we must first simply learn how to see it. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Linda Gordon (New York University)Publisher: WW Norton & Co Imprint: WW Norton & Co Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.991kg ISBN: 9780393339055ISBN 10: 039333905 Pages: 560 Publication Date: 11 February 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsA richly human portrait of the eminent photographer whose luminous Depression-era images had the democratizing impact of a Steinbeck novel. -- Vogue The material is fascinating, and [the] presentation sterling. -- USA Today The lushly illustrated book traces Lange's journey from being a disabled child abandoned by her father to a polemical portrait photographer. The Sunday Telegraph Ms Gordon's elegant biography is testament to Ms Lange's gift for challenging her country to open its eyes. International Herald Tribune Gordon's biography is meticulously researched and pays particular and illuminating attention to her formative years... The Observer A richly human portrait of the eminent photographer whose luminous Depression-era images had the democratizing impact of a Steinbeck novel. Vogue Linda Gordon has striven mightily to project Lange to a wider audience. Literary Review Linda Gordon's magisterial biography succeeds in imagining what such a life could be. Elaine Showalter, The Times Literary Supplement ...Linda Gordon's mesmerising portrait of the photographer seems to highlight Lange's drive and sensitivity as a microcosm of society at the time...A riveting biography. Amateur Photographer It makes great reading-and Linda Gordon's thorough research and easy writing style do much to engage. Black & White Photography A richly human portrait of the eminent photographer whose luminous Depression-era images had the democratizing impact of a Steinbeck novel. The material is fascinating, and [the] presentation sterling. Author InformationLinda Gordon is the Florence Kelley Professor of History at New York University. She is the author of numerous books including Dorothea Lange and Impounded, and won the Bancroft Prize for The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction. She lives in New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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