PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE DEPRESSION

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PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE DEPRESSION Dorothea Lange Margaret Bourke-White American History James Walters

PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE DEPRESSION Complete the handout about Dorothea Lange and Margaret Bourke-White. Look at the three photographs in this presentation. Click on the two links and read more about the photos and photographers. Answer the questions about each photo on a separate sheet of paper. Attach your paper to the handout and turn them in.

Migrant Mother (1936) Dorothea Lange (click here to learn more about Dorothea Lange) How did childhood illness affect her outlook on life? How did Dorothea and her husband document the Depression? Why do you think she was so successful getting close to her subjects?

Margaret Bourke-White The American Way (1937) Margaret Bourke-White (click here to learn the story behind this photograph) What disaster led to this photograph? Why are these people lined up? What message is expressed by the position of the people relative to the advertisement behind them? Why do you think this photo became emblematic of the Depression?

Margaret Bourke-White McDaniel, Georgia (1937) from You Have Seen Their Faces Margaret Bourke-White How do these photos make you feel? What do they say about Americans in 1937? Life in the Okefenokee Swamp (1937) from You Have Seen Their Faces Margaret Bourke-White

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