Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression’s Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself

Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression’s Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself

Author: Martin W. Sandler

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2021-11-23

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1536215252

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This book features photographs taken for the Farm Security Administration by ten renowned photographers, featuring scenes from regions throughout the United States.


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Download or read book Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression’s Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself written by Martin W. Sandler and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features photographs taken for the Farm Security Administration by ten renowned photographers, featuring scenes from regions throughout the United States.


Focus on the Great Depression

Focus on the Great Depression

Author: Elliott Smith

Publisher: Lerner Publications TM

Published: 2022-08-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1728470226

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The Great Depression was a major economic crash that hit the US in the late 1920s. While many people suffered from the crash, Black Americans were hit especially hard. Photographs from the time give readers a firsthand look at the historic era. Then discover the theories behind the crash, the policies made to boost the economy, and how the Great Depression ended. Read WokeTM Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community.


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Download or read book Focus on the Great Depression written by Elliott Smith and published by Lerner Publications TM. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Depression was a major economic crash that hit the US in the late 1920s. While many people suffered from the crash, Black Americans were hit especially hard. Photographs from the time give readers a firsthand look at the historic era. Then discover the theories behind the crash, the policies made to boost the economy, and how the Great Depression ended. Read WokeTM Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community.


Migrant Mother

Migrant Mother

Author: Don Nardo

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 0756543975

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Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Dorothea Lange photograph of a migrant mother during the Grea Depression.


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Download or read book Migrant Mother written by Don Nardo and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2011 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Dorothea Lange photograph of a migrant mother during the Grea Depression.


Daring to Look

Daring to Look

Author: Anne Whiston Spirn

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2008-07-15

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 0226769844

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A collection of illustrated, black-and-white photographs by American documentary photographer and photojournalist, Dorothea Lange, depicting American migrant workers and sharecroppers during the Great Depression.


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Download or read book Daring to Look written by Anne Whiston Spirn and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of illustrated, black-and-white photographs by American documentary photographer and photojournalist, Dorothea Lange, depicting American migrant workers and sharecroppers during the Great Depression.


Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Published: 2017-02-28

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0807517003

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STARRED REVIEW! "Weatherford never talks down to her audience...using figurative language and rich vocabulary to tell her story...Green's debut as a picture-book illustrator is brilliant...A fine introduction to an important American artist."—Kirkus Reviews starred review Dorothea Lange saw what others missed. Before she raised her lens to take her most iconic photo, Dorothea Lange took photos of the downtrodden, from bankers in once-fine suits waiting in breadlines, to former slaves, to the homeless sleeping on sidewalks. A case of polio had left her with a limp and sympathetic to those less fortunate. Traveling across the United States, documenting with her camera and her fieldbook those most affected by the stock market crash, she found the face of the Great Depression. In this picture book biography, Carole Boston Weatherford's lyrical prose captures the spirit of the influential photographer.


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Download or read book Dorothea Lange written by Carole Boston Weatherford and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STARRED REVIEW! "Weatherford never talks down to her audience...using figurative language and rich vocabulary to tell her story...Green's debut as a picture-book illustrator is brilliant...A fine introduction to an important American artist."—Kirkus Reviews starred review Dorothea Lange saw what others missed. Before she raised her lens to take her most iconic photo, Dorothea Lange took photos of the downtrodden, from bankers in once-fine suits waiting in breadlines, to former slaves, to the homeless sleeping on sidewalks. A case of polio had left her with a limp and sympathetic to those less fortunate. Traveling across the United States, documenting with her camera and her fieldbook those most affected by the stock market crash, she found the face of the Great Depression. In this picture book biography, Carole Boston Weatherford's lyrical prose captures the spirit of the influential photographer.


Picturing Faith

Picturing Faith

Author: Colleen McDannell

Publisher:

Published: 2011-10-13

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780300184464

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In the midst of the Great Depression, the American government initiated one of the most ambitious national photographic projects ever undertaken. Such photographers as Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Gordon Parks-all then virtually unknown-were commissioned to chronicle in pictures the economic struggle and social dislocation of the Depression era. They explored every facet of rural life in an effort to document the troubles, as well as the spirit, of the nation. Fanning out across the country, these photographers captured a nation alive with religious faith-from Dust Bowl migrants singing hymns to orthodox Jews praying in rural Connecticut. In Picturing Faith, the preeminent historian of religion Colleen McDannell recounts the history of this extraordinary project, telling the stories of the men and women who participated in it and exploring these little-known images of America. Lavishly illustrated, Picturing Faith teases out the various and conflicting ways that these photographers portrayed American religion and enhances our understanding of how religion was practiced during this critical period of American history.


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Download or read book Picturing Faith written by Colleen McDannell and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the midst of the Great Depression, the American government initiated one of the most ambitious national photographic projects ever undertaken. Such photographers as Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Gordon Parks-all then virtually unknown-were commissioned to chronicle in pictures the economic struggle and social dislocation of the Depression era. They explored every facet of rural life in an effort to document the troubles, as well as the spirit, of the nation. Fanning out across the country, these photographers captured a nation alive with religious faith-from Dust Bowl migrants singing hymns to orthodox Jews praying in rural Connecticut. In Picturing Faith, the preeminent historian of religion Colleen McDannell recounts the history of this extraordinary project, telling the stories of the men and women who participated in it and exploring these little-known images of America. Lavishly illustrated, Picturing Faith teases out the various and conflicting ways that these photographers portrayed American religion and enhances our understanding of how religion was practiced during this critical period of American history.


The Great Depression

The Great Depression

Author: Jeffrey Jeschke

Publisher:

Published: 2017-08-07

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9781522046639

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Picture book depicting the 1930's Great Depression.


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Download or read book The Great Depression written by Jeffrey Jeschke and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picture book depicting the 1930's Great Depression.


North Carolina During the Great Depression

North Carolina During the Great Depression

Author:

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2003-01-30

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780786413157

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Through interviews with survivors of the Depression, the use of photographs taken by Federally supported photographers (many reproduced here) and research into the history of the period, the work provides an accurate and even uplifting portrait of the people of the mountains, piedmont and Coastal areas of North Carolina in the 1930s. The chapters include examinations of the industries and natural resources of North Carolina during the Depression, as well as information on the education, health, population, labor, governorships, housing and entertainment of the time. The effects of the New Deal Programs and other important historic events are discussed. The work includes 200 photographs to complement interviews with North Carolina natives about their experiences, as well as appendices, a bibliography, and an index covering important federal photographers in North Carolina during the Great Depression.


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Download or read book North Carolina During the Great Depression written by and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2003-01-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through interviews with survivors of the Depression, the use of photographs taken by Federally supported photographers (many reproduced here) and research into the history of the period, the work provides an accurate and even uplifting portrait of the people of the mountains, piedmont and Coastal areas of North Carolina in the 1930s. The chapters include examinations of the industries and natural resources of North Carolina during the Depression, as well as information on the education, health, population, labor, governorships, housing and entertainment of the time. The effects of the New Deal Programs and other important historic events are discussed. The work includes 200 photographs to complement interviews with North Carolina natives about their experiences, as well as appendices, a bibliography, and an index covering important federal photographers in North Carolina during the Great Depression.


John Vachon’s America

John Vachon’s America

Author: John Vachon

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2003-12-12

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 0520223780

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From 1936 to 1943, John Vachon travelled across America as part of the Farm Security Administration photography project, documenting the desperate world of the Great Depression. This collection offers a record of his vision and of America's land and people.


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Download or read book John Vachon’s America written by John Vachon and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-12-12 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1936 to 1943, John Vachon travelled across America as part of the Farm Security Administration photography project, documenting the desperate world of the Great Depression. This collection offers a record of his vision and of America's land and people.


Making Photography Matter

Making Photography Matter

Author: Cara A. Finnegan

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2015-05-30

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0252097319

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Photography became a dominant medium in cultural life starting in the late nineteenth century. As it happened, viewers increasingly used their reactions to photographs to comment on and debate public issues as vital as war, national identity, and citizenship. Cara A. Finnegan analyzes a wealth of newspaper and magazine articles, letters to the editor, trial testimony, books, and speeches produced by viewers in response to specific photos they encountered in public. From the portrait of a young Lincoln to images of child laborers and Depression-era hardship, Finnegan treats the photograph as a locus for viewer engagement and constructs a history of photography's viewers that shows how Americans used words about images to participate in the politics of their day. As she shows, encounters with photography helped viewers negotiate the emergent anxieties and crises of U.S. public life through not only persuasion but action, as well.


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Download or read book Making Photography Matter written by Cara A. Finnegan and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2015-05-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photography became a dominant medium in cultural life starting in the late nineteenth century. As it happened, viewers increasingly used their reactions to photographs to comment on and debate public issues as vital as war, national identity, and citizenship. Cara A. Finnegan analyzes a wealth of newspaper and magazine articles, letters to the editor, trial testimony, books, and speeches produced by viewers in response to specific photos they encountered in public. From the portrait of a young Lincoln to images of child laborers and Depression-era hardship, Finnegan treats the photograph as a locus for viewer engagement and constructs a history of photography's viewers that shows how Americans used words about images to participate in the politics of their day. As she shows, encounters with photography helped viewers negotiate the emergent anxieties and crises of U.S. public life through not only persuasion but action, as well.