Daring to Look: Dorothea Lange's Photographs and Reports from the Field

by Anne Whiston Spirn

Book Overview

Daring to Look presents never-before-published photos and captions from Dorothea Lange's fieldwork in California, the Pacific Northwest, and North Carolina during 1939. Lange's images of squatter camps, benighted farmers, and stark landscapes are stunning, and her captions--which range from simple explanations of settings to historical notes and biographical sketches--add unexpected depth, bringing her subjects and their struggles unforgettably...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226769852
• ISBN13: 9780226769851
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.5"