DOROTHEA LANGE – 1935-1942

Posted on 2024-04-08

As one of America’s most notable documentary photographers, Dorothea Lange offers a compelling glimpse into a pivotal period in American history. Marked by the Great Depression (1929-1939) and the tumultuous years leading up to World War II (1939-1945), this exhibition displays Lange’s seamless ability to capture the essence of human experience in times of profound hardship. The photographs in this exhibition – selected from the Oakland Museum of California’s Dorothea Lange Archive and the United States Library of Congress – showcase Lange’s unwavering commitment to documenting history. Focused on the impacts of life in California, these photographs reveal Dust Bowl migrants, braceros (Mexican laborers brought to the U.S. as seasonal agricultural workers), and life within the migrant labor camps.

Opposite – Filipinos cutting lettuce. Salinas, California, 1935

Exhibition runs through to April 21st, 2024

Monterey Museum of Art
559 Pacific Street
Monterey
CA 93940

www.montereyart.org