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Dorothea Lange: Words + Pictures by Sam Contis, Julie Ault, Kimberly Juanita Brown, Sarah Hermanson Meister and River Bullock (2020, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMuseum of Modern Art
ISBN-101633451046
ISBN-139781633451049
eBay Product ID (ePID)11038537309
Product Key Features
Book TitleDorothea Lange: Words + Pictures
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
TopicIndividual Photographers / Monographs, General
IllustratorYes
GenrePhotography
AuthorSam Contis, Julie Ault, Kimberly Juanita Brown, Sarah Hermanson Meister, River Bullock
FormatHardcover
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight39.3 Oz
Item Length10.8 in
Item Width9.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2019-953422
ReviewsWhile Lange's images have always spoken to us, her subjects weren't always able to speak for themselves. Words were perhaps important to Lange because they weren't always implicit; rather, they were hard-earned., While Lange s images have always spoken to us, her subjects weren t always able to speak for themselves. Words were perhaps important to Lange because they weren t always implicit; rather, they were hard-earned., Dorothea Lange s boldly political photography defined the iconography of WPA and Depression-era America., A profoundly sensitive portrait photographer and one of the most influential documentarians of the early and mid-20th century., Dorothea Lange's boldly political photography defined the iconography of WPA and Depression-era America., [Lange's] legacy combines two fields art and journalism whose entirely separate constraints and ethics can still, at their best, change the world., A bracing tribute to an astonishing artist, a woman who survived childhood polio (though not unscathed) and hauled herself and her camera across the US in its most crushing years. [...] She understood how to tune her vision to human beauty., "Bad as it is, the world is potentially full of good photographs." Dorthea Lange once said. "But to be good the photographs have to be full of the world." Lange's images...invariably were., In considering the words that provide the politicized context for Lange's work, Meister focuses primarily on what some have called the "afterlife of photographs"--that is, not the decisive moment of capture, but rather the subsequent uses of images, how they circulate and accrue new meanings, often well beyond the photographer's original intentions., In Lange's photography, human ingenuity and grace triumph over the unspeakable blows of the Great Depression and other social oppression, even when hope is in short supply., Lange was a poet of the ordinary but imperious human need, under any conditions, for mutual contact., [Lange] saw clearly and concisely, without sentiment or polemics, but her pictures never feel detached or merely repertorial., After documenting nearly a half-century of crises and the lives of those most deeply affected by them, Lange understood, possibly too well, the enormous responsibility that comes with telling any story, but especially the story of other people's struggles. Fear is an embodied knowledge, an almost physical intuition of possible outcomes learned through past experience. It can spin into paranoia, paralyze us, shock us into impassivity. But it can also be a powerful drive, as I suppose it was for Lange, who with all her "darkroom terrors" was still able to document what many others had not yet seen or wanted to see., In considering the words that provide the politicized context for Lange s work, Meister focuses primarily on what some have called the afterlife of photographs that is, not the decisive moment of capture, but rather the subsequent uses of images, how they circulate and accrue new meanings, often well beyond the photographer s original intentions., With or without the support of words, Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), created some of the greatest images of the unsung struggles and overlooked realities of American life., [Lange's] legacy combines two fields -- art and journalism -- whose entirely separate constraints and ethics can still, at their best, change the world., [Lang] saw clearly and concisely, without sentiment or polemics, but her pictures never feel detached or merely repertorial., In Lange s photography, human ingenuity and grace triumph over the unspeakable blows of the Great Depression and other social oppression, even when hope is in short supply., In this publication, the work of groundbreaking photographer Dorothea Lange work is presented in diverse contexts, ranging from photobooks, Depression-era government reports, newspapers, magazines, and poems, alongside writings by contemporary artists, writers and thinkers., After documenting nearly a half-century of crises and the lives of those most deeply affected by them, Lange understood, possibly too well, the enormous responsibility that comes with telling any story, but especially the story of other people s struggles. Fear is an embodied knowledge, an almost physical intuition of possible outcomes learned through past experience. It can spin into paranoia, paralyze us, shock us into impassivity. But it can also be a powerful drive, as I suppose it was for Lange, who with all her darkroom terrors was still able to document what many others had not yet seen or wanted to see., [Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures] examines the way words -- including Lange's own, which Lange often presented in extended captions, and the words in Lange's photographs -- have guided our understanding of [her] work.
SynopsisTowards the end of her life, Dorothea Lange (American, 1895-1965) remarked that "all photographs-not only those that are so-called 'documentary,' and every photograph really is documentary and belongs in some place, has a place in history-can be fortified by words." Though Lange's career is widely heralded, this connection between words and pictures has received scant attention. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, this catalogue provides a fresh approach to some of her best-known and beloved photographs, highlighting the ways in which these images first circulated in magazines, government reports, books, etc.An introductory text by curator Sarah Hermanson Meister will be followed by plates organized according to "words" from a variety of sources that expand our understanding of the photographs. The featured photographs will range from Lange's first engagement with documentary photography in San Francisco in the early-mid 1930s, including her iconic White Angel Breadline (1933), to landmark photographs she made for the Resettlement Administration (later the Farm Security Administration) such as Migrant Mother (1936), powerful photographs made during World War II in California's internment camps for Japanese-Americans, major photo-essays published in Life magazine on Mormon communities in Utah (in 1954) and County Clare, Ireland (in 1955), and quietly damning photographs made in the Berryessa Valley in 1956-57, before the region was flooded by the construction of a dam intended to address California's chronic water shortages.Exhibition opens December 2019., On the unique synthesis of word and image in Dorothea Lange's boldly political photography, which defined the iconography of WPA and Depression-era America Toward the end of her life, Dorothea Lange reflected, All photographs not only those that are so-called documentary ... can be fortified by words. Though Lange's career is widely heralded, this connection between words and pictures has received scant attention. A committed social observer, Lange paid sharp attention to the human condition, conveying stories of everyday life through her photographs and the voices they drew in. Published in conjunction with the first major MoMA exhibition of Lange s in 50 years, Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures brings fresh attention to iconic works from the collection together with lesser-known photographs from early street photography to projects on the criminal justice system. The work s complex relationships to words show Lange s interest in art s power to deliver public awareness and to connect to intimate narratives in the world. Presenting Lange s work in its diverse contexts photobooks, Depression-era government reports, newspapers, magazines, poems along with the voices of contemporary artists, writers and thinkers, the book offers a nuanced understanding of Lange s career, and new means for considering words and pictures today. An introductory essay by curator Sarah Hermanson Meister is followed by sections organized according to words from a range of historical contexts: Lange s landmark photobook An American Exodus , Life and Aperture magazines, an illustrated guide to minimize racism in jury trials, and many more. These contexts are punctuated with original contributions from a distinguished group of contemporary writers, artists and critical thinkers, including Julie Ault, Kimberly Juanita Brown, River Encalada Bullock, Sam Contis, Jennifer Greenhill, Lauren Kroiz, Sally Mann, Sandra Phillips, Wendy Red Star, Christina Sharpe, Rebecca Solnit, Robert Slifkin and Tess Taylor. Dorothea Lange (1895 1965) operated a successful San Francisco portrait studio in the 1920s before going on to work with the Resettlement Administration (and later the Farm Security Administration) documenting the hardships of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl migration. During World War II, Lange worked for the US government photographing the Japanese American internment camps, and California s wartime economy. Lange s photographs were published widely during her lifetime. Lange worked closely with curator John Szarkowski on a retrospective that opened posthumously in 1966 at the Museum of Modern Art., On the unique synthesis of word and image in Dorothea Lange's boldly political photography, which defined the iconography of WPA and Depression-era America Toward the end of her life, Dorothea Lange reflected, "All photographs--not only those that are so-called 'documentary'... can be fortified by words." Though Lange's career is widely heralded, this connection between words and pictures has received scant attention. A committed social observer, Lange paid sharp attention to the human condition, conveying stories of everyday life through her photographs and the voices they drew in. Published in conjunction with the first major MoMA exhibition of Lange's in 50 years, Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures brings fresh attention to iconic works from the collection together with lesser-known photographs--from early street photography to projects on the criminal justice system. The work's complex relationships to words show Lange's interest in art's power to deliver public awareness and to connect to intimate narratives in the world. Presenting Lange's work in its diverse contexts--photobooks, Depression-era government reports, newspapers, magazines, poems--along with the voices of contemporary artists, writers and thinkers, the book offers a nuanced understanding of Lange's career, and new means for considering words and pictures today. An introductory essay by curator Sarah Hermanson Meister is followed by sections organized according to "words" from a range of historical contexts: Lange's landmark photobook An American Exodus , Life and Aperture magazines, an illustrated guide to minimize racism in jury trials, and many more. These contexts are punctuated with original contributions from a distinguished group of contemporary writers, artists and critical thinkers, including Julie Ault, Kimberly Juanita Brown, River Encalada Bullock, Sam Contis, Jennifer Greenhill, Lauren Kroiz, Sally Mann, Sandra Phillips, Wendy Red Star, Christina Sharpe, Rebecca Solnit, Robert Slifkin and Tess Taylor. Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) operated a successful San Francisco portrait studio in the 1920s before going on to work with the Resettlement Administration (and later the Farm Security Administration) documenting the hardships of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl migration. During World War II, Lange worked for the US government photographing the Japanese American internment camps, and California's wartime economy. Lange's photographs were published widely during her lifetime. Lange worked closely with curator John Szarkowski on a retrospective that opened posthumously in 1966 at the Museum of Modern Art.
LC Classification NumberTR820.5.L3586 2019
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- 18 Apr, 2020
Lange fan, happy with purchase
I have wanted a book of Lange’s photographs for some time. Although I can’t see the exhibition at MoMA, I can read the descriptions of the pictures, of which there are a great variety. This book was sold at a reduced price, but the damage was very slight, and hardly noticeable. Very satisfied.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Apr, 2020
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- 29 Aug, 2023
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