Lange's Photos of the Internment of Japanese-Americans
Clip: 8/29/2014
Dorothea Lange was hired to document the internment process during World War II.
The U.S. War Relocation Authority hired photographer Dorothea Lange to document the relocation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps during World War II. It horrified her, but she felt it was important to record what has happening. "This is what we did. How did it happen? How could we? Now, I have never had a comfortable feeling about that war relocation job," she later said.
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Lange's Photos of the Internment of Japanese-Americans
Clip: 8/29/2014
The U.S. War Relocation Authority hired photographer Dorothea Lange to document the relocation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps during World War II. It horrified her, but she felt it was important to record what has happening. "This is what we did. How did it happen? How could we? Now, I have never had a comfortable feeling about that war relocation job," she later said.
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Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning - Preview
Preview: 8/29/2014 | 3m 31s | The life, passions and uncompromising vision of the woman behind the camera. (3m 31s)
Dorothea Lange's Museum of Modern Art Retrospective
Clip: 8/29/2014 | 1m 51s | In 1965 Lange and the MoMA curator of photography prepared for her one-woman exhibition. (1m 51s)
Dorothea Lange's Portrait Studio in San Francisco
Clip: 8/29/2014 | 1m 45s | In 1919 at the age of 24, Dorothea Lange opened her own portrait studio in San Francisco. (1m 45s)
The Dust Bowl: Documenting the First Migrants to California
Clip: 8/29/2014 | 2m 41s | Dorothea Lange and her husband were the first to document Dust Bowl migrants. (2m 41s)
Lange's Eye on The Great Depression and Sharecropping
Clip: 8/29/2014 | 2m 53s | Lange documented those struggling with the Great Depression and sharecropping system. (2m 53s)
Web Exclusive: Japanese-American Internees Today
Clip: 8/29/2014 | 4m 46s | A photo exhibit in 2012 featured former internees photographed by Dorothea Lange in 1942. (4m 46s)
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