Philosophy
Dorothea Lange
May 26th, 1895 to October 11th, 1965
From the Library of Congress' "Women Come to the Front:: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II"
Like Esther Bubley, Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) documented the change on the homefront, especially among ethnic groups and workers uprooted by the war. Three months after Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the relocation of Japanese-Americans into armed camps in the West. Soon after, the War Relocation Authority hired Lange to photograph Japanese neighborhoods, processing centers, and camp facilities.
Lange's earlier work documenting displaced farm families and migrant workers during the Great Depression did not prepare her for the disturbing racial and civil rights issues raised by the Japanese internment. Lange quickly found herself at odds with her employer and her subjects' persecutors, the United States government.
To capture the spirit of the camps, Lange created images that frequently juxtapose signs of human courage and dignity with physical evidence of the indignities of incarceration. Not surprisingly, many of Lange's photographs were censored by the federal government, itself conflicted by the existence of the camps.
The true impact of Lange's work was not felt until 1972, when the Whitney Museum incorporated twenty-seven of her photographs into Executive Order 9066, an exhibit about the Japanese internment. New York Times critic A.D. Coleman called Lange's photographs "documents of such a high order that they convey the feelings of the victims as well as the facts of the crime."
Dorothea Lange [Wikipedia]
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- Deceased--milton Rogovin
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- Alarming And Sad
Yesterday I noted the passing of Andrew Lange of the California Institute of Technology. When I read the article, it struck me that no cause of death was given, especially since he was in his early 50s. That was unusual. I gave it no thought until I...
Philosophy
Dorothea Lange...snaps of humanity
Dorothea LangeMay 26th, 1895 to October 11th, 1965
From the Library of Congress' "Women Come to the Front:: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II"
DOROTHEA LANGE
Like Esther Bubley, Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) documented the change on the homefront, especially among ethnic groups and workers uprooted by the war. Three months after Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the relocation of Japanese-Americans into armed camps in the West. Soon after, the War Relocation Authority hired Lange to photograph Japanese neighborhoods, processing centers, and camp facilities.
Lange's earlier work documenting displaced farm families and migrant workers during the Great Depression did not prepare her for the disturbing racial and civil rights issues raised by the Japanese internment. Lange quickly found herself at odds with her employer and her subjects' persecutors, the United States government.
To capture the spirit of the camps, Lange created images that frequently juxtapose signs of human courage and dignity with physical evidence of the indignities of incarceration. Not surprisingly, many of Lange's photographs were censored by the federal government, itself conflicted by the existence of the camps.
The true impact of Lange's work was not felt until 1972, when the Whitney Museum incorporated twenty-seven of her photographs into Executive Order 9066, an exhibit about the Japanese internment. New York Times critic A.D. Coleman called Lange's photographs "documents of such a high order that they convey the feelings of the victims as well as the facts of the crime."
Dorothea Lange [Wikipedia]
- Deceased--gordon Hirabayashi
Gordon HirabayashiApril 23rd, 1918 to January 2nd, 2012Sometimes a sense of "right" and courage prevail."Gordon Hirabayashi dies at 93; opposed internment of Japanese Americans"Hirabayashi cleared his name four decades after his 1942 arrest and helped...
- "trees" At The Getty
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS Fort Osage, Missouri Uranyl Nitrate/Sepia ca. 1967 An Oak Tree in Winter William Henry Fox Talbot ca 1842-43 "Trees branch out at the Getty" by Liesl Bradner February 19th, 2011 The Los Angeles Times Throughout history,...
- Deceased--milton Rogovin
Milton Rogovin December 30th, 1909 to January 18th, 2011 Something like Diane Arbus [Wikipedia]. "Milton Rogovin, Photographer, Dies at 101" by Benjamin Genocchio January 18th, 2011 The New York Times Milton Rogovin, an optometrist and persecuted...
- Laura Dekker...why Not?
"14-year-old Laura Dekker has Dutch court's -- and her mom's -- permission to sail around the world" Laura Dekker has convinced a Dutch court that she's done her sailing homework and is ready to attempt to beat Jessica Watson's record...
- Alarming And Sad
Yesterday I noted the passing of Andrew Lange of the California Institute of Technology. When I read the article, it struck me that no cause of death was given, especially since he was in his early 50s. That was unusual. I gave it no thought until I...