Dorothea Lange's <em>Migrant Mother</em><em> </em>photographed in 1936<em> </em>has become an icon of the Great Depression. Even without knowing the historical context of the photograph, Lange successfully evokes emotion in the audience. The woman's expression on her face evokes a sense of sadness and dispair but somehow manages to depict strength and endurance at the same time...I suppose put more simply, her face evokes a sense of struggle. In addition to the woman's expressive face, her children are laying on her and hugging her--they're perhaps crying--they're perhaps just seeking the love of their mother at a difficult time...Either way, the children laying on the woman expresses the comfort and warmth of maternal love as well as the innocence and helplessness of childhood.
Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother photographed in 1936 has become an icon of the Great Depression. Even without knowing the historical context of the photograph, Lange successfully evokes emotion in the audience. The woman's expression on her face evokes a sense of sadness and dispair but somehow manages to depict strength and endurance at the same time...I suppose put more simply, her face evokes a sense of struggle. In addition to the woman's expressive face, her children are laying on her and hugging her--they're perhaps crying--they're perhaps just seeking the love of their mother at a difficult time...Either way, the children laying on the woman expresses the comfort and warmth of maternal love as well as the innocence and helplessness of childhood.
