American Icons: Migrant Mother

April 19, 2013

“Migrant Mother” by Dorothea Lange

American Icons: Migrant Mother
Studio 360 Radio Series
Charlie Herman
April 19, 2013

“Migrant Mother” was one of thousands of pictures Dorothea Lange took on assignment for the federal government, documenting the poverty of the Dust Bowl. Before it had that iconic title, the 1936 photo was captioned “Destitute peapickers in California.” But this was the one that stuck, coming to symbolize all those suffering in the Great Depression.
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American Icons: Migrant Mother

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