My favorite Dorothea Lange photograph.

[Brigid]

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I don't know if it has a title. I don't know who this man was, or what his story was. It is not Dorothea Lange's most famous Depression-era photograph, but I think it is absolutely haunting. The man looks like a soldier suffering from a severe case of what was once called "shell shock." It is no wonder that Lange first made her mark as a photographer with portraits.

[lovemydog]

1. I didn't know she started with portraits.

I love her work. I'm familiar with some of her amazing Depression-era photos. If anyone sees any other great Dorothea Lange photos, please post them.

[Brigid]

2. Ever seen this one?

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[lovemydog]

3. Not until now Brigid. Thank you very much for sharing

that remarkable photo.

[Brother Buzz]

4. My favorite photograph of Dorothea Lange was taken by Pirkle Jones

She was sitting in the McKenzie store in the town of Monticello, California. Today, Monticello sits at the bottom of Lake Berryessa. Pirkle and Dorothea collaborated on a photographic essay entitled "Death of a Valley" that chronicled the death of the town of Monticello and the surrounding area.

[NV Whino]

8. I met Pirkle at a book signing and exhibit at Pacific Union College

He was 94 at the time and still full of fire. Got my book signed, too.

[DeSwiss]

5. I love Dorothea Lange's work immensely.....

...however I can't wait to see more of the photos of ''the mysterious Vivian Maier'', whose 10,000 undeveloped negatives were discovered totally by accident:












Here’s a self-portrait of Vivian

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- K&R!

[roguevalley]

6. my century. when I see it I feel at home.

[Princess Turandot]

7. The subject's name is JR Butler...

he is described as the 'president/organizer of the Southern Tenant Farmer's Union in Memphis, Tennessee':

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5479273

This was part of Lange's work for the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information. There's another view of the same man in the Library of Congress, which is not as striking.

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/fsa2000001805/PP/

For folks who are not familiar with the LOC's online collection of the photography sponsored by FSA/OWI, it contains 175,000 b&w photos taken between 1935 and 1944. It is quite remarkable.

Here's a link to Lange's photos held there:
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=dorothea+lange&sg=true&co=fsa&st=gallery

[Brigid]

9. Thanks for the info!

I saw this photo used in an old History Channel doc about the Depression, but didn't know his identity.