Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans - Photography of the Great Depression

[earthpilgrim0]

The work shows me the beautiy with -in the pain. In a way it gives me hope

[bromesko]

Great to show this. You could give avery picture ten seconds more. Evans is one of my absolute favourite.

regards

[WillyRecycle]

Dorothea Lang saw her subjects more through the eyes of her heart than the eye of the camera. When her work was brought to light years later, she was criticized for creating posed pictures, that her job from the Farm Security Commission was to provide a detached , objective and albeit clinical report to her superiors through the photographs.

But like any feeling human being how could she remain detached ? She did get the subjects to pose, but like any artist, it was to communicate a message.

[ScottishArtFan]

Her images often conveyed the helpless, the hopeless and the dispossessed. But what they also showed was real people with real lives. Adore her work. Great Post.

[Ludlow1897]

@ScottishArtFan Thanks!!

[Ludlow1897]

Thanks so much to everyone who's made comments!! They are greatly appreciated!

[WISDOMX9]

Salt of the Earth -

[Midnightrider1126]

Great Job!!

[lionel1907]

thank you ! Watching this before going to work alleviates my daily burden

[LUVJONZ99]

Thanks for posting, gives me more insight into the live of my parents/grandparents who were sharecroppers..........

[alexandra2702]

we used this for our presentation at school!

thankyou so much.

[Ludlow1897]

I actually just had time to return to YouTube, so I've just seen your comment. Glad it could be used!!!