Podcasts about migrant mother

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I dagens avsnitt berättar vi om Dorothea Langes ikoniska fotografi “Migrant Mother” från 1936. Modern i det berömda fotografiet har blivit den stora depressionens (1929-1939) ansikte. Men vad är det egentligen vi ser i fotografiet? Det finns två olika versioner av historien, den ena av fotografen Dorothea Lange och den andra av den avbildade kvinnan Florence Thompson och hennes barn.Dorothea Lange var en av många fotografer som arbetade för Farm Security Administration, kort FSA, en statlig organisation som skapade en omfattande bildsamling över det amerikanska samhället mellan 1935 och 1944. Lange berättade om det gigantiska migrantläger hon hittade i Nipomo, Kalifornien, där 2500-3000 personer hade slagit upp tillfälliga hem för att få arbete inom ärtskörden som hade utlovats i tidningsannonser. Men på grund av det exceptionellt kalla vädret och vårstormar hade ärtskörden frusit sönder och det fanns inga arbeten för de desperata och utsatta människorna, som nu var strandsatta på det leriga fältet. I fältanteckningarna som Lange lämnade in tillsammans med de sex fotografierna som hon tog av familjen beskriver hon: "Sju hungriga barn. Fadern är infödd i Kalifornien. Utblottade i ärtplockarläger ... på grund av den misslyckade ärtskörden. Dessa människor hade precis sålt sina däck för att köpa mat." Men denna berättelse dementerades av modern Florence Thompson, när hon valde att träda fram 1978, efter att Lange hade gått bort. Florence Thompson berättade om sitt Cherokee-ursprung och att hon inte alls hörde till de stora skarorna av migranter som hade lämnat Oklahoma för att söka sin lycka i Kalifornien. Denna marsdag 1936 hade bilens kylare gått sönder och barnen hade tagit den till närmaste stad för att få den reparerad, medan hon och de andra barnen väntade. Lange hade också skickat bilderna till redaktören för San Francisco News, där några av fotografierna trycktes redan några dagar efter hennes besök i lägret, under rubriken: "Ragged, Hungry, Broke, Harvest Workers Live in Squalor.", vilket gick emot det hon hade lovat Thompson. Långt senare skulle många FSA-fotografer kritiseras och anklagas för att de hade riktat sina linser mot "perfekta offer" som de, delvis arrangerat, visade i sina fotografier. Ändå måste FSA-fotografernas viktiga roll för statens hjälpinsatser poängteras. Langes bilder på Florence Thompson och hennes barn fick omedelbar uppmärksamhet av Resettlement Administration i Washington och 9000 kg mat skickades till ärtplockarlägret i Nipomo.Support till showen http://supporter.acast.com/konsthistoriepodden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Reality is the intuition and the imagination and the quiet voice inside my head that says: isn't that extraordinary?" -- Duane Michals "In my years of photography I have learned that many things can be sensed, seen, shaped or resolved in a realm of quiet…" -- Paul Caponigro   In this episode, Antonio and Ward delve into the transformative role of silence in photography, illustrating how it bolsters intuition and enables the creation of emotionally powerful images, as seen in iconic works like "Afghan Girl" and "Migrant Mother." They discuss "silent portraits" by photographers such as Bruce Gilden and Richard Avedon, highlighting the deep emotional connections forged in silence. The conversation also addresses the challenges posed by the digital era and social media, contrasting the reflective nature of traditional photography with the rapid consumption of images today. Concluding with personal reflections, they emphasize the importance of incorporating silence into daily life and creative processes, advocating for a deeper engagement with the world and one's work.   Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio's Zines. Send us a voice message, comment or question.   Show Links:   Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram and Facebook page Ward Rosin's Website, Vero, Instagram and Facebook page. Ornis Photo Website  The Unusual Collective Street Shots Facebook Page Street Shots Instagram     Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio  

Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway is inspired by the true story of Sagarika Chakraborty who was deemed unfit as a mother and her children were taken away by the Norwegian childcare system in 2011. SBS Hindi spoke to film director Ashima Chibber about her movie that centers around the challenges of motherhood.

Today is the birthday of photographer Dorothea Lange, 1895, whose photo “Migrant Mother” is one of the most iconic images of the Great Depression.

Hi everyone! Thank you once again for the amazing engagement and support you've been offering, we're still a small group but I'm so appreciative to everyone who has watched and subscribed to my channel. This week I'm talking about the story of Migrant Mother and how it was manipulated in order to provide a story which the editor and creator felt was more engaging. You could call it 'Fake News', but was this a purposeful change or a mere mixup of details by the photographer? And in the case of Migrant Mother, did the ends justify the means when it meant that the New Deal institutes of the Resettlement Administration and the Last Farm Securities Administration received more funding and support from Congress and the public? Dorothea Lange made a universally acclaimed and iconic image which has remained one of the most influential and recognisable documentary photographs of the 20th century and together we will look at the context surrounding its creation and the Florence Owens Thompsons reaction to it, as well as the reaction from her family. If you enjoyed this episode you may also enjoy my other work… Photography Art Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/harleybainbridgeCommercial Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/harleybainbridgephotographyWebsite - https://harleybainbridge.comLinktr.ee - https://linktr.ee/Harleybainbridge ———————————————————————— Podcast Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-the-shutter-with-harley-bainbridge-photography/id1505076540 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMTQzNzNiMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7wD3XvzbJTQTCWtlA5y9Xd?si=e5c4e6e8a0914060 —————————————————————————————- Equipment Mic - Elgato Wave:3 Mic Stand - Elgato LP Lights - Elgato KeyLight Air Camera - Sony A7m3 & iPhone 12 Lens - Tamron 28-75mm f.2.8 Laptop - MacBook Pro 16” M1, 2021 ———————————————————— Music ‘The Thought of You' courtesy of TrackTribe https://www.youtube.com/c/TrackTribeMusic/ Additional References for images and source material; https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/artists-of-the-new-deal https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/10948/why-photographer-dorothea-langes-political-legacy-continues-to-endure https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/new-deal#&gid=ci0230e630b05726df&pid=by-vera-bock-2 https://www.thebalance.com/the-great-depression-of-1929-3306033 https://www.thestreet.com/politics/great-depression-causes-14663720 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Resettlement-Administration-poster-from-the-1930s_fig1_271658485 https://www.loc.gov/item/toddbib000400/ https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States/The-second-New-Deal-and-the-Supreme-Court https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2290879 https://www.seattletimes.com/business/the-depression-shattered-and-changed-america-now-history-may-rhyme/ https://www.moma.org/momaorg/shared/pdfs/docs/learn/courses/sarah_meister_migrantmother_excerpt.pdf https://www.moma.org/artists/3373 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Stryker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Evans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Parks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Bubley --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harleybainbridge/message

Sans doute l'un des clichés les plus connus de l'histoire de la photographie (après votre dernier post Instagram), dans cet épisode on vous parle de Migrant Mother de Dorothea Lange bien sûr !Prise en 1936, cette icône de la photographie du XXe immortalise le contexte américain de l'époque. Entre Grande Dépression et crise agricole, inutile de préciser que tout le monde ne se la coulait pas douce. Lange, qui était portraitiste en studio, est recrutée par la Farm Security Administration pour documenter la situation. Son portrait humaniste de Florence Thompson symbolise l'immense pauvreté qui sévissait aux États-Unis entre les deux guerres. Migrant Mother, c'est le destin de toute une population fixé sur une pellicule.Cliquez ici pour voir l'oeuvreAuteure des textes : Anne SchmauchDirection Editoriale: Pénélope BoeufVoix : Pénélope BoeufProduction : La Toile Sur Écoute Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Parent(s) who move abroad for greener pastures is not uncommon to Filipino families. But do we truly understand their drive for success, their sacrifices, and their longing?Jam is a mother of two and an admirable person to interview. In this episode, she shared how much it meant to her to be closer to her daughter. Her loving and genuine personality comes out throughout the episode as she shared words of wisdom for anyone struggling with showing affection and discussed her dream of her family being together. Have questions, comments, or concerns? We'd love to hear from you. Subscribe:  Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Audible | Amazon Music | Goodpods | iHeartRADIO |  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating  and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. Follow us on Social Media:Taralets Talk Podcast on IGTaralets Talk Podcast on FacebookTaralets Talk is sponsored by Disenyo.co LLC:DISCLAIMER: The opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed by the hosts and guests on this podcast do not necessarily represent or reflect the official policy, opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of Disenyo.co LLC and its employees. 

In 2017, the New Westminster school board approved a sanctuary schools policy which aims to give every school-aged child in the district access to education without fear of their personal information being shared with immigration authorities. Yet, on November 30, a mother was handcuffed and detained by Canadian Border Services agents after she dropped her child off at kindergarten at a New Westminster school. We speak with Omar Chu of Sanctuary Health.

In the Bohemians, Jasmin Darznik writes about Dorathea Lange, the great American documentary photographer known for her Depression-era work and her iconic photograph, Migrant Mother. Her story begins with the arrival of Lange in San Francisco in 1918, where her passion for photography was just growing. “She came to San Francisco as a young woman Read More

Lucette est une vieille dame, vivant seule avec ses chats ses livres et son jardin. Lucette a vécu une grande et longue histoire d'amour. Nous avons discuté des premiers flirts, conditionnés par une époque révolue, d'une vie que l'on traverse à deux, de la mort de l'être aimé, du souvenir. Mais aussi de l'amour de la vie, de la nature, à puiser partout autour de soi, dans les moindres petits détails. Malgré la pudeur, Lucette a accepté de m'ouvrir son coeur, doucement et avec une grande délicatesse. Merci Lulu. Bonne écoute.   Extraits:  - A l'envers de ma porte, Louise de Vilmorin. - Berceuse pour mon enfant, Denise Jallais. © Migrant Mother. Dorothea Lange. 1936.   Podcast réalisé par Cécile Fargues Produit par Lise Gervais Composition musicale Jonathan Figoli Logo Emilie Fargues            

In this episode we review Kristin Hannah's novel, The Four Winds. The Four Winds is a fictional novel based on the historic event known as the Dust Bowl. This episode has a special guest featured to help discuss the intricate (and emotional) storyline.Shownotes:Contact Information:Website: https://www.lonemamabookclub.com/Instagram: lonemamabooksEmail: info@lonemamabookclub.comBlog: lonemamabookclub.com/blog‘Migrant Mother' photoCharities:Family Agriculture Resource Management Services (FARMS)FARMS aims to protect family farmers from abuse and hunger with legal services.International Rescue Committee: the international rescue committee responds to the worlds worst humanitarian crises and help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.Charities section on website.

It is one of the most iconic images in American History. A photograph so powerful, it captured the essence of despair that gripped an entire nation, over an entire time period. A woman holding a baby, 2 small children huddled by her side; shielding their faces over her shoulders. The woman stares into the distance, a single hand drawn to her cheek. Her expression, one of hopelessness and desolation; anxiety etched deep in the lines on her face. But who was this woman and what was her story? How did this picture of her come to capture an entire generation's struggle through the worst economic depression the country and the world, had ever experienced? Like a book cover without a story, the chapters of her life will astound you, and her feelings toward that famous image, might just surprise you… in this revealing episode of The Missing Chapter Podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themissingchapter/support

You may notice that charity campaigns tend to focus on the stories of one or two individuals or families, and that those stories are often rich with emotional content but light on information and statistics. There's a reason for that.In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we look at the different ways we tend to be captivated and motivated by individuals and their stories, while on the other hand, we often become numb or disengaged when presented with large numbers or statistical information.Carol Quirke tells the story of Dorothea Lange and her most famous photograph. Dorothea Lange was a documentary photographer who did important work raising awareness of the plight of migrant workers during the Great Depression. But one of her photos stands above the rest: Migrant Mother. You'll hear the story of how that photograph came to be, and the effect it had on public policy.You can view the image online at the Library of Congress.Carol Quirke is a professor at SUNY Old Westbury, and the author of Eyes on Labor and Dorothea Lange, Documentary Photography, and the Twentieth Century: Reinventing Self and Nation.Next, Deborah Small joins Katy to discuss two separate but related phenomena that describe the way we process information about small and large numbers. You can read her paper with George Loewenstein called Helping a Victim of Helping the Victim: Altruism and Identifiability for a deeper explanation of the identifiable victim effect and you can learn more about scope insensitivity through the work of Paul Slovic and others in the paper Scope insensitivity: The limits of intuitive valuation of human lives in public policy.Deborah Small is the Laura and John J. Pomerantz Professor of Marketing and Psychology at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Finally, Katy gives you simple strategies to help put larger numbers in context, and to make better decisions around seemingly abstract statistics.Choiceology is an original podcast from Charles Schwab. For more on the series, visit schwab.com/podcast.If you enjoy the show, please leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating or review on Apple Podcasts.Important DisclosuresAll expressions of opinion are subject to change without notice in reaction to shifting market conditions.The comments, views, and opinions expressed in the presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of Charles Schwab.Data contained herein from third-party providers is obtained from what are considered reliable sources. However, its accuracy, completeness or reliability cannot be guaranteed.The book How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (CS&Co.). Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (CS&Co.) has not reviewed the book and makes no representations about its content.(0821-1VCR)

Jen shows us how powerful photos can be to empathize. Remember the Migrant Mother photo? Jen talks about the photographer,Dorothea Lange, behind that photo just after Katie talks about her inappropriate scrapbook...because we can't be serious all the time.  More info at: galsguide.org Patreon: patreon.com/galsguide Facebook: www.facebook.com/galsguidelibrary/ Twitter: twitter.com/GalsGuideLib

Why's the Migrant Mother photograph by Dorothea Lange so iconic? Defining the Great Depression Strength, vulnerability, and shame in Migrant Mother Assistance …and then regret Click to LadyKflo's Art Blog for more insights on this and many other masterpieces. https://www.ladykflo.com/migrant-mother-nipomo-valley/

In this episode, host Emmy B shares one of her favorite reads published in 2021. "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah is a work of historical fiction at its finest. Guest Paul Norat, helps Emmy take you through the history behind the historical fiction and shares insights into the "Dirty Thirties" and what we can learn about poverty, immigration, and emergency preparedness, from the experiences of women during the Great Depression era. Protagonist Elsa Martinelli's has a lot to share with readers regarding grit, hope, and courage in desperate times.  Her story along with the many untold stories of women in the 1930s, are ones we can all learn from today!

The Research and Academic Program at the Clark Art Institute presents In the Foreground: Object Studies:  short meditations that introduce you to a single work of art seen through the eyes of an art historian.Samantha Page (Clark Art Institute)  explores how Hung Liu's painting Migrant Mother (2015) reimagines Dorothea Lange's iconic Depression-era photograph; here the materiality of paint draws attention to layers of mediation and imbues the image's subjects with renewed agency. 

Elisabetta Rasy"Le indiscrete"Storie di cinque donne che hanno cambiato l'immagine del mondoMondadori Editorehttps://www.librimondadori.it/Tina Modotti, Dorothea Lange, Lee Miller, Diane Arbus, Francesca Woodman: sono cinque grandi fotografe che, con il loro sguardo, hanno reso indelebili alcuni momenti della storia del Novecento. I loro scatti sono talmente impressi nella nostra memoria, da risultarci familiari al primo sguardo, come la Donna con la bandiera di Tina Modotti, la Migrant Mother di Dorothea Langhe, le foto dei servizi di moda di Lee Miller. Non sempre, però, conosciamo il nome che si cela dietro all'obiettivo, cosa abbia generato il fermo immagine di quel preciso momento, quale alternanza di forza e fragilità, vulnerabilità e determinazione abbia mosso l'autrice della foto.Quello che intuiamo, è che dietro a ogni scatto si nasconde quella che nel suo nuovo libro, Le indiscrete, Elisabetta Rasy definisce l'arte dell'indiscrezione: un'arte dell'indiscrezione che è l'esatto contrario dell'indifferenza, il desiderio di far vedere ciò che per comodità o per interesse è stato tenuto lontano dalla vista, che si tratti di amore, dolore, politica, sesso, povertà, migrazioni, guerra o del corpo umano, soprattutto femminile. Riprendendo il percorso iniziato ne Le disobbedienti in cui, attraverso sei ritratti di pittrici, ha raccontato l'immagine e il posto della donna nel mondo dell'arte, con Le indiscrete Elisabetta Rasy ci conduce dietro all'obiettivo di cinque grandi donne, per cogliere il loro personalissimo sguardo femminile e il loro inarrestabile desiderio di libertà.Elisabetta Rasy è nata a Roma, dove vive e lavora. Ha pubblicato numerosi libri di narrativa e saggistica tra cui Posillipo (Premio Selezione Campiello 1997), Tra noi due, L'estranea, Memorie di una lettrice notturna, Figure della malinconia e Le regole del fuoco (Premio Selezione Campiello 2016). Da Mondadori ha pubblicato La prima estasi (1985) e Le disobbedienti (2019). Le sue opere sono tradotte in molti paesi europei e suoi racconti sono apparsi in numerose antologie italiane e straniere. Collabora al supplemento domenicale del «Sole - 24 Ore».IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

This week, we examine the "Okies" of the 1930s. We introduce Woody Guthrie, Merle Haggard, the Migrant Mother, and the "Will Rogers phenomenon." If you have any questions, comments, corrections, or suggestions, please feel free to reach out at chautauquareview@gmail.com. If you're interested in Rusty Williams's excellent history on the Red River Bridge War, new copies can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Red-River-Bridge-Texas-Oklahoma-University-Texarkana/dp/1623494052/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=rusty+williams+red+river&qid=1615765030&sr=8-1

Si moosst just 35 mol 30 Zentimeter, an awer ass et eng vun de bekanntsten Opname vun der "The Family of Man": d'"Migrant Mother". Esou war, zum Beispill, virun 20 Joer en zäitgenëssesche Print vun der Dorothea Lange hirer Foto fir knapps 250.000 Dollar versteet ginn. D'Wierk huet eng Fotografin weltberüümt gemaach; d'"Migrant Mother" selwer ass eréischt no der Dorothea Lange hirem Doud, an den 1970er, un d'Ëffentlechkeet gaangen. D'Kerstin Thalau an d'Anke Reitz, Responsabel fir d'Steichen Collections zu Lëtzebuerg, iwwer d'Geschicht hanner der Foto.

 On this episode we’re fluttering back to the 1860s to tell you all about Julia Margaret Cameron and her weird and ethereal photos . We’ll be talking to photographer and model Sarah Jean Achor (@sarahjeanachor on Insta). We’ve also got zine reviews and the answering machine.  Sarah Jean Achor On this episode, we’ll be giving a call to Sarah Jean Achor (@sarahjeanachor on Insta), a film and instant photographer from Columbus, Ohio. The photos she’s taken, as well as the photos taken of her play off each other in ghostly and dramatic ways. Here are a few of her photos:    Julia Margaret Cameron Julia Margaret Camerion is remembered for her theatrical and soft focus portraits depicting emotions, allegories, and biblical myths. Her photographs, taken in the 1860s and 70s, were staged more like paintings done by Rembrant and Raphael. Her work was loved by the artists and poets, but ridiculed by most other photographers. Over the course of a dozen years, Mrs. Cameron produced more than 900 finished photographs.  Mrs. Cameron’s work was not only influenced by the Victorian era, steeped in legend and stories. But it was also a rebellion against the social norms and expectations put upon her. Here are some of the photos we talked about during the episode:  We referenced Dorthea Lange's Migrant Mother photo looking very similar to Mrs. Cameron's Madonna Pensarosa. https://www.theartstory.org/artist/cameron-julia-margaret/artworks/.https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/1990/julia-margaret-cameron-british-born-india-1815-1879/PDF of the Complete Works of Julia Margaret Cameron:https://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/0892366818.html Zine Reviews  We essentially reviewed three zines this episode: Twin Lens Challenge - https://www.danielnovakphoto.com/zines The Bulldozed Future - https://longdistancerunner.org/ Initial Frames - https://www.mynameismwd.org/   PATREON Thank you to everyone who supports us! Check out our Patreon for bonus episodes, extended interviews, early drops. Tons of stuff! patreon.com/allthroughalens Our featured Patron for this episode is Michael Dales @mdales END CREDITS Music by Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers Vania: IG, Flickr, ZinesEric: IG, Flickr, Zines, ECN-2 Kits All Through a Lens: IG, Website, Patreon    

The Missing Guest On this mini, no guest episode, Sasha and Michael joke around about their missing guest, try to confirm that Michael is indeed who he says he is, since Sasha has not actually seen him in a year, and share the photography books they are both currently reading. Sasha also advises listeners to preview the work of their next guest, Doug DuBois. Books mentioned in this episode: Migrant Mother, Migrant Gender - Sally Stein https://mackbooks.co.uk/products/migrant-mother-migrant-gender-sally-stein?_pos=1&_sid=62776877e&_ss=r On Photographs - David Campany https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/photographs Seeing Deeply - Dawoud Bey https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/dawoud-bey The Locusts - Jesse Lenz https://charcoalpress.com/shop/the-locusts A Parallel Road - Amani Willett https://www.overlapse.com/catalog/a-parallel-road/ Find out more at https://photowork.pinecast.co

NYT Magazine, September 20, 2020 “Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” (James 2:15-17 (NIV))In retirement, I’ve asked God for clear direction on where I need to be spending my time. I don’t want to just grasp at activities to fill up time or share my friends’ ministries because it is fun to do things with people I like. I want to serve God in the way He wants.I’ve not thought much about hunger, mostly because I’ve never been hungry. Although not wealthy, my family always had a place to live and food on the table. I’d heard of people in poor countries who didn’t have enough food, but that seemed like a long way away, and such a big problem that there wasn’t really anything I could do about it.All that changed a few weeks ago when I read the NYT article (September 6, 2020): America at Hunger’s Edge. With prose and photos, I learned that food insecurity is a “close-to-home” issue. Dorothea Lange documented the homeless and hungry in her 1936 “Migrant Mother” photo that we had at the Frist Art Museum in 2019.As I was startled by the photos, I started meditating on the meaning, to me. I realized that in my six trips to do mission work in South Africa, I had always volunteered to cook in the kitchen to help feed the children after school. And I’ve enjoyed entertaining with friends where food, wine and good conversation are the focus.I was compelled to write a letter to the NYT that was published in yesterday’s NYT Magazine. The story had moved me to action and I followed through.I contacted the Bellevue Community Food Bank to ask what I could do to help. They serve five zip codes in Middle Tennessee including my own (37221-Bellevue, 37209-West Nashville, 37143- Pegram, 37062-Fairview and 37205-Belle Meade). Last year they had 25-30 families a week that came for assistance; this year since the pandemic it is 60.I start Tuesday. It’s a small role, but furthering the kingdom takes many hands.Blessings to all who have found their purpose, and to those who are still searching.With my love,Agatha

St. Francis of Assisi, Wood, Interior Mexico, 1998 Yesterday’s Forward Movement meditation asked a pertinent question in my life: Is God inviting you to serve in a new way, one different from where you want to serve? How will you respond?I’ve been in a year-long discernment process as I prepared for my retirement from full-time employment. “When should it occur?” More importantly, “Why should it occur?”The “when” part of the question became clear with the pandemic and I retired from full-time healthcare employment on August 10, 2020. What wasn’t as clear: “What has God called me to do with this scheduling change?”I am by nature a “planner” with my instinct to anticipate future opportunities and sort through them in a logical, non-emotional analysis. But this time is unique: the pandemic has introduced the knowledge of the uncertainty of life. The only certainty that I can claim is that I must put all my trust in God.In the past few weeks, I keep being exposed to the issue of food insecurity.· The New York Times Magazine from last week provided a photo journey, including a reference to ‘Migrant Mother’ by Dorothea Lange from 1936. I was familiar with the photo as we had a Dorothea Lange exhibition at the Frist Art Museum here in Nashville in 2019.· I stumbled upon a Facebook page for the Bellevue Food Bank. They help families in five zip codes, one of which is the area where my church is located.· At a recent leaders’ meeting for my church’s neighborhood group, I suggested that we investigate the work of the Bellevue Food Bank as a potential ministry opportunity. The Food Bank is seeing double the number of families coming each week to pick up food since the pandemic began.· As we start a church-wide study of the Gospel of Mark, I was connected with a person at church who I had not met. A quick conversation yesterday revealed that she has volunteered for many years at a food bank before moving to Nashville.How many signs does God need to send to me before I see? The Scripture verse from yesterday fits well: Romans 14:4 Who are you to pass judgement on servants of another? It is before their own lord that they stand or fall. And they will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make them stand.For you, and for me: Is God inviting you to serve in a new way, one different from where you want to serve? How will you respond?Blessings, my friend,Agatha

This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at one of the most deadly incidents of anti-black violence in US history: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. White mobs rampaged through Tulsa, Oklahoma’s African American neighborhood and burned it to the ground, killing between 100 and 300 black residents in the process. The incident was quickly covered up and driven from public memory. But in the 1990s activists and scholars began to unearth the shocking truth. Feature Story: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 On May 31, 1921 – 99 years ago this week – mobs of heavily armed white residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma rampaged through the city’s African-American district named Greenwood. They stole property, set fire to buildings, and indiscriminately killed black men, women, and children. When it was over, this pogram known as the Tulsa Race Massacre left between 100 and 300 people dead and 35 blocks in smoldering ruins. It was one of the single most deadly incidents of racist violence in American history. And yet, it was quickly driven from public memory. The years between the end of World War I in 1918 and the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921 were marked by many incidents of extreme anti-black violence. This surge in violence was due to many factors. The end of World War I brought a massive strike wave as millions of workers walked off the job. Fear of socialism, communism, and anarchism surged as the nation plunged into one of its periodic Red Scares. Also contributing to the social tension was the fact that millions of African-Americans had in the previous decade moved to northern cities, part of what historians referred to as the Great Migration. Chicago’s black population, for example, jumped from 44,000 in 1910 to 110,000 in 1920. And on top of this, the Ku Klux Klan had re-emerged in 1915 as a vibrant national organization that by the mid-1920s would have 5 million members. Each of these trends contributed to surging anti-black racism that led to many incidents of violence against African-American individuals and neighborhoods. In 1919 alone, there were 25 major anti-black riots in the US.  One of the worst took place in Chicago in July 1919 that left 38 dead.  There were also 76 African Americans lynched in the South in 1919, including ten black soldiers who had returned from active duty in World War I. Up until May of 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma had been relatively peaceful. But it was an oil-rich city of 72,000 that was strictly segregated. In fact, when Oklahoma was admitted to the union in 1907, the very first laws passed by the state legislature imposed segregation and disenfranchisement upon its black population. Despite these laws and a climate of racial hostility, Tulsa’s African-American population was one of the most prosperous In the United States. In fact, the Greenwood section of Tulsa where most African-Americans lived, was nicknamed the Negro Wall Street. It was filled with thriving black-owned businesses ranging from barbershops and retails stores to law firms and doctor’s offices. Many white citizens of Tulsa resented this black economic success. And it was this resentment that escalated the situation on May 31, 1921. Like so many incidents of anti-black racial violence in US history, this one began with an incident involving a black male and a white female. On May 30, a 17-year-old girl named Sarah Page, who operated an elevator in downtown Tulsa, accused 19-year-old Dick Rowland of assaulting her. Rowland was taken into custody and brought to the local courthouse. The next day, partly inspired by an inflammatory article about the incident in the local newspaper, a large crowd of angry white men gathered outside the courthouse. It was a scene that was a typical prelude to a lynching. Not surprisingly, rumors that Rowland was about to be lynched raced through the black community, prompting a large group of armed black men to arrive at the courthouse. A standoff ensued, and then shots rang out. Which side fired first remains an unanswered question. Both sides exchanged gunfire before dispersing. The clash left 12 killed, 10 white and two black. Immediately word of the incident spread throughout the city. Within an hour, large crowds of heavily armed white men gathered. It was clear what they were planning to do. And yet, the city’s police force did nothing to stop them. In fact, research would later show that police officials handed out weapons to members of the mob and that many also joined in as it descended upon the black community in Greenwood. As the attack began, many African-Americans managed to flee the district. But many were trapped and murdered by the mob. Some were shot and others stabbed, and still others were  consumed by the flames set by arsonists. Members of the mob also looted homes and businesses before setting them on fire. The violence lasted all night and into the morning hours of June 1. It ended only when a large contingent of the Oklahoma National Guard arrived to impose martial law. Some 35 blocks of Greenwood were completely destroyed. Damages were estimated at $2.25 million, the equivalent of $32 million in 2020. Adding insult to injury, local officials and national guardsmen rounded up nearly every African American in the city and placed them in hastily constructed detention camps. All were treated as perpetrators, rather than innocent victims. Some were held for weeks before being released. And then there was the death toll. The official death toll was 36 African Americans killed. But African-American leaders at the time claimed the number was significantly higher, well over 100 and perhaps as high as 300. They also claimed that white officials, in an effort to cover up the enormity of the massacre, had hastily buried hundreds of black victims in a mass grave. And the cover up worked. The staggering death toll, along with the city’s complicity in allowing the massacre to take place, were soon purged from public memory. At least white public memory. African-Americans certainly didn’t forget the trauma and loss, but in this era of Jim Crow, they were powerless, unable to obtain any justice or public recognition of the incident. And it stayed that way for 75 years. The city of Tulsa never put up a historic plaque or memorial. Its school children never learned about the incident in their history classes. And the nation remained ignorant of this monstrous event. But the silence about the Tulsa Race Massacre began to break in the 1990s as African-Americans gained more political power and begin to push for a full inquiry into the incident. In 1996, The 75th anniversary of the massacre, the state legislature created the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. Note the title of the commission: it referred to the incident as the Tulsa Race Riot. This misnaming was significant and intentional. Nearly every massacre of African-Americans by white mobs in American history has been labeled a “race riot,” a name that suggests an equal culpability between violent whites and violent blacks attacking each other. But in every case, these so-called race riots Involved black communities being attacked by white mobs. Not surprisingly, as a more accurate and complete picture emerged of what occurred in Tulsa and other sites of anti-black violence, these incidents have been renamed to reflect what they really were: massacres. The commission worked for five years, taking testimony and funding research into the massacre. In 2001, it released its official report. Among its many findings, the commission declared that Tulsa’s political leaders had conspired with the leaders of the mob to allow the massacre to unfold without any resistance by law enforcement. It also recommended that reparations be paid to any survivors and their descendants. City and state officials balked at the call for reparations, but the state did establish scholarships for descendants of victims and survivors of the massacre. It also provided funding for historical markers and a memorial park that was completed in 2010. More recently, just a few months ago, the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre was made on official part of the state of Oklahoma’s public school curriculum. And the search for the truth about what actually happened and how many people were murdered that day continues. Just a few months ago, researchers announced that they had found several sites in Tulsa that appear to contain mass graves. Plans are in the works to excavate the sites to determine if they contain victims of the 1921 massacre. If they do, it will likely clarify the true death toll. Finally, the Tulsa Race Massacre drew renewed interest this year when it was featured as the starting point for HBO’s hit TV series, “Watchmen.” So what else of note happened this week in US history? May 25, 1787 - The Constitutional Convention officially opened in Philadelphia with 55 delegates in attendance, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison. Over the next four months, they drafted a new Constitution for the United States to replace the initial Articles of Confederation which had been deemed weak and ineffective. May 25, 1977 - the blockbuster film “Star Wars” opened in theaters. May 26, 1924 - President Calvin Coolidge signed the National Origins Act that sharply restricted immigration for the next 40 years. It not only shrank the volume of immigration from as many as 1 million immigrants per year to about 200,000, the law also intentionally discriminated against undesirable immigrant groups like Jews and Italians. It was replaced by a more equitable immigration law in 1965. May 30, 1922 - The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington DC.   And what notable people were born this week in American history?   May 26, 1895 - photographer Dorothea Lange. Her most famous photograph is Migrant Mother, which captured the desperate face of a struggling mother and her children during the Great Depression.   May 26, 1926 - jazz trumpeter Miles Davis May 27, 1794 - railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt. May 27, 1819 - poet and author Julia Ward Howe who is best known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" during the Civil War. May 27, 1907 - writer and marine biologist Rachel Carson who helped launch the modern environmental movement with her book, Silent Spring. May 29, 1917 - 35th POTUS John F. Kennedy May 31, 1819 - poet Walt Whitman The Last Word Let’s give it to Walt Whitman, who was born 201 years ago this week. In his preface to his masterful collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, Whitman urged his readers to free themselves of ideas, conventions, and traditions that suppressed their true selves. “re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words but in the silent lines of its lips and face and between the lashes of your eyes and in every motion and joint of your body.” For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com  Music for This Episode Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (JayGMusic.com) The Joy Drops, “Track 23,” Not Drunk (Free Music Archive) Sergey Cheremisinov, “Gray Drops” (Free Music Archive) Pictures of the Flow, “Horses” (Free Music Archive) Ondrosik, “Tribute to Louis Braille” (Free Music Archive) Alex Mason, “Cast Away” (Free Music Archive) Squire Tuck, “Nuthin’ Without You” (Free Music Archive) Ketsa, “Multiverse” (Free Music Archive) Ketsa, “Memories Renewed” (Free Music Archive) Dana Boule, “Collective Calm” (Free Music Archive) Borrtex, “Motion” (Free Music Archive) Ondrosik, “Breakthrough” (Free Music Archive) Cuicuitte, “sultan cintr” (Free Music Archive) Blue Dot Sessions, "Pat Dog" (Free Music Archive) Jon Luc Hefferman, “Winter Trek” (Free Music Archive) The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive) Production Credits Executive Producer: Lulu Spencer Graphic Designer: Maggie Cellucci Website by: ERI Design Legal services: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Social Media management: The Pony Express Risk Assessment: Little Big Horn Associates Growth strategies: 54 40 or Fight Recommended History Podcasts Ben Franklin’s World with Liz Covart @LizCovart The Age of Jackson Podcast @AgeofJacksonPod Backstory podcast – the history behind today’s headlines @BackstoryRadio Past Present podcast with Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young, and Natalia Petrzela @PastPresentPod 99 Percent Invisible with Roman Mars @99piorg Slow Burn podcast about Watergate with @leoncrawl The Memory Palace – with Nate DiMeo, story teller extraordinaire @thememorypalace The Conspirators – creepy true crime stories from the American past @Conspiratorcast The History Chicks podcast @Thehistorychix My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist Professor Buzzkill podcast – Prof B takes on myths about the past @buzzkillprof Footnoting History podcast @HistoryFootnote The History Author Show podcast @HistoryDean More Perfect podcast - the history of key US Supreme Court cases @Radiolab Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell @Gladwell Radio Diaries with Joe Richman @RadioDiaries DIG history podcast @dig_history The Story Behind – the hidden histories of everyday things @StoryBehindPod Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen – specifically its American Icons series @Studio360show Uncivil podcast – fascinating takes on the legacy of the Civil War in contemporary US @uncivilshow Stuff You Missed in History Class @MissedinHistory The Whiskey Rebellion – two historians discuss topics from today’s news @WhiskeyRebelPod American History Tellers ‏@ahtellers The Way of Improvement Leads Home with historian John Fea @JohnFea1 The Bowery Boys podcast – all things NYC history @BoweryBoys Ridiculous History @RidiculousHSW The Rogue Historian podcast with historian @MKeithHarris The Road To Now podcast @Road_To_Now Retropod with @mikerosenwald © In The Past Lane 2020

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Losing all of your money?  Been laid off?  Let's dive into history and explore the Great Depression of the 1930's. What caused it?  What did we learn from the Stock Market crash?  Anything? What did people go through and how did the country pull itself out of it? Then, how does all of this compare with what we are going through right now during CoronaMania!With No Due Respect S02E17 (The Great Depression & You)SHOW NOTES:Stock Market Timeline from Crash to RecoveryCurrent Look at the Dow Jones (graph) 3/18/20Since this gif it has continued its downward trend.As I type this the 52 week high was 29,568.57and recent 52 week low is 18,917.46Black TuesdayUnemployment during the depressionDust BowlHoovervillesOkies - Woman and her children during the migration from farmsWhat the "Stafford Act" really is - freakin' relax - The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) is a 1988 United States federal law designed to bring an orderly and systematic means of federal natural disaster assistance for state and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to aid citizens.OCOTWToilet Paper hoarding and fear mongeringLonlinesshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/17/combating-loneliness-an-age-self-quarantine/?fbclid=IwAR0_ViJGWbVyiqWW_fKW-ODznJGiCCOoFBH8Hw0sovd7_xfeCbV8uDtPhkI

Uno dei testi più consigliati a chi si avvicina alla fotografia, in realtà, non è un libro di fotografia. In questa serie, di cui questo episodio è l'introduzione, cercheremo di capire "La camera chiara" di Roland Barthes. Alla faccia di chi lo consiglia unicamente per farsi bello.In questa puntata conclusiva parliamo dei Studium e Punctum, due concetti fondamentali nella filosofia di Barthes.Per farlo prenderemo in esame la famosissima fotografia "Migrant Mother" di Dorothea Lange. Chi non l'avesse mai vista può vederla a questo link https://alessiobottiroli.com/static_files/podcast/otnol-e05-LCC/MigrantMother.jpgQui il link per acquistare il libro. Si tratta di un affiliate link, il che significa che a parità di prezzo, se lo acquistate tramite il link che trovate qui sotto una piccola parte del costo di copertina verrà data al sottoscritto cosa che non mi dispiacerebbe ed aiuterebbe il podcast e tutte le mie altre attività di divulgazione :)https://amzn.to/2pQypZc

Today’s the birthday of documentary photographer Dorothea Lange (1895), best known for her Depression-era photo “Migrant Mother, Nipoma, California, 1936.”

Some of the most iconic photos of the 20th century, from "Migrant Mother" during the Great Depression to "The Dying Marine" in Vietnam, were taken by women making their way in an industry that was not prepared for them. Mentioned in the show: Migrant Mother Pics *of* Jessie Beals Dickie Chapell's Last Rites   Read the full script and find sources.   Support the show.   Reach out and touch Moxie on FB, Twit, the 'Gram, email, and you can also leave a question or fact of your own on my voicemail at 804-404-2669.   Music by Kevin MacLeod and Audionautix   

Table of Contents: ‘We've never seen anything like this': Illegal Aliens overwhelm Texas cities–“Caravana Madre”: Mexico Warns 20,000 Migrant ‘Mother of All Caravans' Forming in Honduras Illegal Alien Amnesty Supporting Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) filed a new Dream Act Amnesty bill S. 874 yesterday in the Senate! WARNING:  All WHITE TRUMP…

During the 1930s, U.S. photography was profoundly determined by responses to the Great Depression. Photographers, including Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange, were commissioned by the government to document Dust Bowl America--at times the landscape but mainly the people living there. But with commissions come agendas. Join our hosts as they analyze the most iconic of these photographs, like Lange's Migrant Mother, and prove that "Documentary" does not equal "document."

Thoughts about Dorothea Lange's photograph Migrant Mother in relation to the images coming from the escalation of tension at the border with the arrival of the caravan of refugees. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jake-j-thomas/message

KTSA host Trey Ware talks about a caravan migrant from Central America who illegally crossed into the USA in order to have her baby on US soil. She called it a “great reward” for making the trek. Should “birthright citizenship” be extended to this child, and should benefits be given?

David Ulrich is a college level professor and co-director of the Pacific New Media Foundation in Honolulu, Hawaii. He teaches frequent classes and workshops and is an avid photographer and writer whose work has been published in numerous books and journals. His photographs have been exhibited internationally in more than 75 one-person and group exhibitions. He blogs about creativity and consciousness. He is the author of The Widening Stream: The Seven Stages of Creativity (Beyond Words 2001) and Zen Camera: Creative Awakening With a Daily Practice in Photography (Watson-Guptill 2018)Tags: David Ulrich, silos of opinions, empathy, Kent State shooting, presence, Afghan woman's photograph in National Geographic Magazine, Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, getting permission to take a photograph, Tiananmen Square photograph, Art & Creativity, spirituality 

In this first episode, Mark and David look back at the recent major exhibition of Dorothea Lange's work at London's Barbican, and briefly discuss Nikon's new mirrorless cameras, whilst sampling a couple of nice beers and working on their microphone technique. We've posted up some of the images we discuss on our Pinterest page for this episode. Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing was the first UK exhibition of the pioneering American social documentary photographer Dorothea Lange (1895–1965). It presents Lange as a critical and influential voice in twentieth-century photography, an activist and early environmental campaigner and a founding figure of photojournalism. Although Lange is famous for her evocative portraits of Dust Bowl migrant workers, and the almost era-defining Migrant Mother image (one of 6 taken in 10 minutes), her work encompassed much more. The exhibition, divided into three sections (Great Depression, World War II and Postwar California), also briefly highlighted her early career as an in-demand studio photographer in San Francisco. Lange's images from WWII are just as powerful as those from the depression. Pictures of Japanese-Americans under internment are particularly moving and topical. The Lange exhibition was so large and thought-provoking that perhaps it was almost too ambitious a subject for our first podcast, and we may well return to discuss her work at a later date. Also we didn't have a chance to touch on the accompanying exhibition of contemporary photographer Vanessa Winship, whose work was fantastic. We hold regular photo meet-ups in central London, all levels welcome - see Meetup for details. For more information about us and forthcoming podcasts, visit the PhotoChilli website, or get in touch on Twitter. Music credit: DJ Quads

We follow on from last week with another dissection of famous photographs and the stories behind them. Lorna reports on the unique image of Salvador Dali known as Dali Atomicus which has inspired millions of people to jump in photos (perhaps not). The photographer Philippe Halsman behind the image also had a fascinating life! Then Matt reports on the Migrant Mother, one of the most powerful images of the twentieth century. The photo of a mother and her children living in Depression-era America became a symbol of the hardship of the American people in the 1930s. We also have quite a serious conversation for once! This time about the motivations behind documentary photography and filmmaking.   Twitter: @IdiotHistoryPod Facebook: @IdiotsTalkHistory    Instagram: @IdiotsTalkHistory Email: IdiotHistoryPod@gmail.com Individual Twitters: @MattSingleton17  @lornabarryy    

In 1936, Dorothea Lange took a photograph that would go on to become one of the most defining images of the Great Depression: Migrant Mother. On this episode, we explore the backstory of this iconic photo—including the fact that it was almost never taken. Plus, what can Migrant Mother tell us about modern-day photojournalism?

Jim talks with Brent about the ten most inspiring photos of all time10 Most Inspiring Photos of All Time Brent’s: Ansel Adams’ Moonrise, Hernandez, NM, 1954 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e3/Moonrise%2C_Hernandez%2C_New_Mexico.jpg Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother http://www-tc.pbs.org/prod-media/antiques-roadshow/article/images/201307F03-KC-MigrantMother-Photo-Portrait.jpg Steve McCurry’s Afghan Girl https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Sharbat_Gula.jpg Ground Zero Flag Raising https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Ground_Zero_Spirit.jpg   Jim’s Raising flag on Iwo Jima https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima#/media/File:WW2_Iwo_Jima_flag_raising.jpg 1945, the United States invaded Iwo Jima as part of ... The post Ten Most Inspiring Photos of All Time and Listener Q&A appeared first on Master Photography Podcast.

Lord Lloyd Webber discusses joining forces with Downton creator Julian Fellowes and a cast of 39 children for his new stage adaptation of the Jack Black film School of Rock. He tells Samira how he hopes the production will serve as a reminder of how important the arts are in education.Actor Ewan McGregor talks about adapting Philip Roth's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, American Pastoral, in his directorial debut and why he's returning to the role of Renton, 20 years on from Trainspotting.Elton John owns one of the best photography collections in the world and now he's loaned some of them to the Tate Modern in London. The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography includes Man Ray's Glass Tears, Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother and Edward Weston's portrait of Igor Stravinsky. Newell Harbin, Sir Elton John's curator, shows us around.The Goldsmiths Prize was established three years ago to recognise fiction that breaks the mould or opens up new possibilities for the novel. Previous winners have included Eimear McBride's A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing and Ali Smith's How to be Both. We talk to this year's winner Mike McCormack about his book Solar Bone. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Marilyn Rust.

Inspired by an iconic American image, Marisa Silver's Mary Coin imagines the fabric of life behind Dorothea Lange's depression-era photograph, "Migrant Mother."

When we look at a photograph or a piece of art there are usually two imaginations at work. The artist or photographer, and the viewer whose interpretation gives the work life, energy and meaning. Author and filmmaker Marisa Silver has taken a single, iconic photograph, the “Migrant Mother” by Dorothea Lange, as her inspiration for her own story and her own reinterpretation. It now allows all of us, to bring our own imagination and understanding to her novel, Mary Coin My conversation with Marisa Silver:

MARY COIN (Blue Rider Press) In her first novel since "The God of War, " critically acclaimed author Marisa Silver takes Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" photograph as inspiration for a breathtaking reinvention--a story of two women, one famous and one forgotten, and of the remarkable legacy of their singular encounter. In 1936, a young mother resting by the side of a road in Central California is spontaneously photographed by a woman documenting the migrant laborers who have taken to America's farms in search of work--little personal information is exchanged and neither has any way of knowing that their chance encounter has produced the most iconic image of the Great Depression. Three vibrant characters anchor the narrative of "Mary Coin" Mary, the migrant mother herself, who emerges as a woman with deep reserves of courage and nerve, with private passions and carefully-guarded secrets. Vera Dare, the photographer wrestling with creative ambition who makes the choice to leave her children in order to pursue her work. And Walker Dodge, a present-day professor of cultural history, who discovers a family mystery embedded in the picture. In luminous, exquisitely observed prose, Silver creates an extraordinary tale from a brief moment in history, and reminds us that though a great photograph can capture the essence of a moment, it only scratches the surface of a life. Mary Coin is quite simply one of the best novels I have read in years . . . In her portrayal of a time in American history when survival was often a day-to-day thing, Silver drills down to the absolute essentials: family, love, loss, the perpetual uncertainty of life. Again and again I found myself wondering: How does she know that? Silver's wisdom is rare, and her novel is the work of a master.--Ben Fountain, author of the 2012 National Book Award finalist "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Marisa Silver is the author of two novels, The God of War (a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist) and No Direction Home, and two story collections, Alone With You and Babe in Paradise (a New York Times Notable Book and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year). Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories, and the O. Henry Prize Stories. Silver lives in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times book critic David L. Ulin authored The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith and The Lost Art of Reading: Why Books Are So Important in a Distracted Time. Photo by Bader Howar THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS ON APRIL 6, 2013 COPIES OF THE BOOK FROM THIS EVENT CAN BE PURCHASED HERE: http://www.skylightbooks.com/book/9780399160707

Many generations have been moved by Dorothea Lange’s iconic image of “Migrant Mother,” photographed during the Great Depression. In her decades-spanning new novel, Mary Coin, author Marisa Silver presents a brilliant reimagining of the story behind that arresting face. In today’s world, bombarded with visual imagery and the need for information, Silver brings into question: What’s in a picture?*Click here to see photos from the program!

The photograph popularly known as "Migrant Mother" has become an icon of the Great Depression. The compelling image of a mother and her children is actually one of a series of photographs that Dorothea Lange made in February or March 1936 in Nipomo, California. Seeing the photograph in the context of related images, understanding the purpose for which it was made, and knowing something of the photographer's and subject's views of the occasion amplify our perspectives on the image, and, at the same time, suggest that no single meaning can be assigned to it.