What does dorothea Langer do?

Dorothea Langer (1895— 1965), female, was an outstanding documentary photographer in the 20th century in the United States. Her representative works include The Floating Mother and People Waiting for Relief.

Chinese name: dorothea Langer

Nationality: USA

Date of birth: 1895

Date of death: 1965

Occupation: documentary photographer

Representative works: floating mothers and people waiting for relief.

Style of works

DorotheaLange: A camera is a teaching aid that teaches people how to see the world without a camera.

Dorothea Langer (1895-1965) mainly recorded the situation of the homeless in the war, especially those ethnic groups and workers. Langer looks at the world in front of him with women's unique warmth and care, caring for and sympathizing with the sufferings of the unfortunate. Some critics say: "The image of dorothea Langer reflects the courage and dignity of human beings, especially those who are insulted and depressed."

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Langer was born in New Jersey, USA. He was permanently disabled by polio as a child. At the age of 20, she met the portrait photographer Nord Kinser by chance. Kinser was moved by Langer's sincerity, promised to teach her to learn photography and gave her a camera, which was Langer's first camera in his life. 19 19, Langer established his own studio. 1935, she became a photographer for the agricultural safety bureau.

Langer is famous for his documentary works reflecting the Great Depression. Her works make people feel a strong sense of social responsibility. As critics say:

The image of dorothea Langer reflects the courage and dignity of human beings, especially those who are insulted and repressed.

1933, the Great Depression reached its peak,140,000 people lost their jobs. Many of them wander blindly, without shelter and sometimes even food. Hoping to find a job, about 300,000 people came to California. These immigrants from all over the world are called "migrant workers". They travel from one place to another in their battered cars.

As a photographer for the Agricultural Safety Administration, Langer traveled to 22 states in the United States and took many photos reflecting the tragic scene of the Great Migration. Her own disability makes her more sympathetic to the suffering of others and closer to the subject. Her films "The Recipient", "The Homeless Sleeping Outside the Unemployment Shelter", "The People Waiting for Relief" and "The Seasonal Working Mother" are all classic works.

Langer's outstanding achievements in social documentary photography won her the Guggenheim Prize of 194 1. She was selected as the second among 10 famous female photographers by readers of American photography magazine.

works

The Migrating Mother reflects the photos of the Great Depression: The Wandering Mother-Dorothealange, 1936 represents the photos of an era, and The Migrating Mother is second to none. For many people, Florence Owens Thompson's face is a good reflection of the Great Depression, thanks to the legendary newly trained photojournalist dorothea Langer. Langer took this photo when he visited a dusty pea picking camp in California in February. 1936. In doing so, she also grasped the resilience of a proud country in times of crisis.

People waiting for rescue were shot dead at 1933. The hero of the photo is a man in rags, leaning against the railing with a broken cup between his hands and wrist, waiting for porridge. Although his eyes were covered by the brim, his frustration and despair were obvious.

North Texas, Sunday morning

Imperial valley migratory mexicanfield worker's home, California, c. 1937