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Migrant Mother: the Depression Era Madonna

Authors: Marvánová Ivana

Year: 2010

Type of publication: článek v odborném periodiku

Name of source: American and British Studies Annual

Publisher name: Univerzita Pardubice

Place: Pardubice

Page from-to: 207-215

Titles:

Language	Name	Abstract	Keywords
cze	Fotografie "Migrant Mother" jako Madona velké hospodářské krize	Článek anaylzuje fotografii americké fotografky Dorothei Langeové zvanou Migrant Mother jednak v souvislostech federálního projektu fotografů a dokumentární tvorby doby velké hospodářské krize, jednak jako variaci na téma madona.	dokumentární fotografie; Dorothea Lange; "Migrant; Mother"; Madona; velká hospodářská krize; USA 30. léta
eng	Migrant Mother: the Depression Era Madonna	In the 1930s, American photography was enriched by the works of a group of documentary photographers in which Dorothea Lange seemed to play quite a significant role. “Migrant Mother,”Lange’s portrait of a woman holding a baby and surrounded by two of her other children, immediately exceeded boundaries of an ordinary photograph and became more than an icon of a forlorn decade. The photograph’s unusual composition, reflecting Lange’s ability to capture feelings of sorrow and hunger together with hope, confidence, and solidarity, forced many art critics to analyze the photograph and discuss its hidden meanings. One such view of the image compares it to a portrayal of Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus. This article is an attempt to explain this biblical interpretation, as well as to describe the genesis of one of the best known photographs of the twentieth century.	Documentary Photography; Dorothea Lange; Migrant Mother; Depression Era; Madonna

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