[OR_Archaeology] LANGE'S OREGON PHOTOS EXHIBIT AT PSU UNTIL NOV. 26

[Susan White]

LANGE'S OREGON PHOTOS EXHIBIT AT PSU UNTIL NOV. 26

An exhibit of some 40 of Dorothy Lange's photographs from 1939 rural
Oregon will be on display in Portland State's Littman Gallery through
Nov. 26 before traveling to other points in Oregon. Lange, whose photos
depict struggling workers and families during the 1930s, is best known
for her iconic photo Migrant Mother.

"Lange's portraits capture the spiritual essence of people caught up in
something far greater than they can control," says exhibit coordinator
David A. Horowitz, PSU professor of history. "She gets right down into
the heart of people and their experiences. That's her strength."

IN THE 1930s, Lange was one of a dozen photographers hired by Franklin
Delano Roosevelt's New Deal administration to photograph rural America.
While on assignment, Lange turned her eye to Oregon in 1939. She
traveled the state, not just photographing her subjects but taking notes
and writing thoughtful captions.

The Lange photograph exhibit is being shown in PSU's  Littman Gallery,
which is open from noon-4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays.
The gallery is located in Room 250 of the Smith Building, 2835 SW
Broadway. For more information, visit
http://www.pdx.edu/magazine/news/hard-times-in-sharp-focus