Summary Of Migrant Mother By Dorothea Lange

In 1936 Florence Thompson allowed Dorothea Lange to photograph her family because she thought it might help the plight of the working poor. "She always wanted a better life," her daughter later said.
The "Mother Migrants" picture can be said to be the most celebrated narrative picture of the twentieth century and has turned into an image of perseverance even with misfortune. One of Lange's most perceived works is titled Migrant Mother. The lady in the photograph is Florence Owens Thompson. In 1960, Lange talked about her experience taking the photo:
“I saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet. I do not remember how I explained my presence or my camera to her, but I do remember she asked me no questions. I made five exposures, working closer and closer from the same
Imogen Cunningham and Minor White also became lecturers at the time.
Lange was one of the founders of Aperture, a photography magazine first published in 1952. In the mid-1950s, Lange with Pirkle Jones received a photographing task from Life magazine to document the end of Monticello, California. The inhabitants of the city were forced to move before the city sank at the base of Lake Berryessa formed after the dredging of Sungai Putah Creek. The photos he made were not loaded by Life. Therefore, Lange publishes it into a special edition of Aperture. The photo collection was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1960. For twenty years, Lange was in a state of weakness. He suffers from stomach problems, including abdominal ulcer and postpapoli syndrome. However, the back pain and weakness caused by polio is not recognized by most doctors. Lange died of esophageal cancer, October 11, 1965 at age 70. He left his second husband, Paul Taylor, two children, three step children, grandchildren and