Madre migrante dorothea lange biography

photograph by Dorothea Lange

Migrant Mother is a photograph taken in in Nipomo, California, by American photographer Dorothea Lange^[1] during her time with the Resettlement Administration (later the Farm Security Administration).^[2] The by &#;cm (11 1/8 by 8 9/16 in) gelatin silver print depicts a mother anxiously gazing into the distance, with an infant in her lap and two older children huddling close by.

The photo captures the plight of migrant farm workers who arrived in Californiaen masse looking for employment during the Great Depression.

Madre migrante dorothea lange biography

Initially anonymous, the woman in the photo was identified as Florence Owens Thompson in , following the work of a journalist for the California-based newspaper The Modesto Bee.^[3]

Since its publication, Lange's work has become an icon of the Great Depression.

It is in the public domain and has been widely reproduced in educational material, advertisements, and other media. Today, Mig