Dorthea Lange's Migrant Mother
There are no known restrictions on the use of Lange's "Migrant Mother" images. A rights statement for the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information black-and-white negatives is available online at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html.
What year was it taken?
1936
What event was it depicting?
The Great Depression.
How did people react to its publication?
This photo symbolized the Great Depression in America and was taken for the Farm security administration collection.
How does the photographer feel about capturing the image/ sharing it with the public?
Dorthea Lange mentioned that the mother may have realized the photo might help her, so she allowed her picture to be taken, which in turn helped the photographer so it was a sense of equality.
Why do you think this image has become iconic? Because it shows a historic period of American culture which refelcts a sense of strong motherhood & survival.
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