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Dorothea Lange (1895–1965)

Amplified in American History.

created by Annie Evans on May 8, 2023

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Photogrammar

A web-based visualization platform for exploring the 170,000 photos taken by U.S. government agencies during the Great Depression.

by Lauren Tilton, Taylor Arnold via American Panorama on February 10, 2021

Sort images taken by photographer Dorothea Lange during the Great Depression, as mapped out using Photogrammar. What patterns or common themes do you find in the archive?

Zora Neale Hurston in a bookstore with a copy of 'American Stuff'

How Did Artists Survive the First Great Depression?

What is the role of artists in a crisis?

by David A. Taylor via Literary Hub on June 29, 2020

Describe ways in which artists like Dorothea Lang used their skills and resilience during the Great Depression.

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A Grave Injustice

Ed Ayers visits Manzanar, the largest of the WWII-era internment camps for Japanese Americans, and speaks to those keeping the memories of detainees alive.

via Future Of America's Past on August 15, 2019

View how photographers like Dorothea Lange and Paul Kitagaki captured the images and stories of Japanese Americans incarcerated at Manzanar during WWII. How are their stories preserved for future generations?

The Struggle in Black and White: Activist Photographers Who Fought for Civil Rights

None of these iconic photographs would exist without the brave photographers documenting the civil rights movement.

by Hunter Oatman-Stanford via Collectors Weekly on October 7, 2014

How did Dorothea Lange and her colleagues best contribute to the Civil Rights Movement?