In Focus: Dorothea Lange - Photographs From the J.Paul Getty Museum by Keller

In Focus: Dorothea Lange - Photographs From the J.Paul Getty Museum by Keller

This instalment in the acclaimed In Focus series examines the life and career of Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), who is most recognized for her social documentary work during the Great Depression of the 1930's The Getty Museum holds nearly one hundred of the artist's pictures, about fifty of which are discussed by Judith Keller, associate curator of photographs. These include the iconic images of homeless farm families as well as lesser-known Southwestern views, personal photographs Lange made at home in the 19505, and late compositions from an extensive trip to Asia and the Middle East In Focus: Dorothea Lange is published to coincide with an exhibition of her photographs at the Getty Museum from October 15, 2002 through February 9, 2003. The book includes an edited transcript of a colloquium on Lange, with participants Keller; Keith Davis, Fine Arts Programs Director, Hallmark Cards, Inc.; David Featherstone, independent curator, freelance writer, and editor; Therese Heyman, curator emeritus, Oakland Museum of Photography; Weston Naef, curator of photographs, Getty Museum; Sally Stein, associate professor of art history, University of California, Irvine; and Michael Williamson, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and author, currently working for the Washington Post Their animated conversation adds greatly to the understanding of the artist's creations. A complete chronology of major events in Lange's life rounds out the book

Judith Keller is senior curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum. She is the author of Jo Ann Callis: Woman Twirling (Getty, 2009); Walker Evans: The Getty Collection (Getty, 1995); and Graciela Iturbide: Juchitü¾Œ–”¼n (Getty, 2008). Amanda Maddox is assistant curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Kotaro Iizawa is a photography historian, critic, and curator based in Tokyo. Ryuichi Kaneko is a photography historian and guest curator at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. Jonathan M. Reynolds is associate professor of art history at Barnard College.

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ISBN 13	9780892366750
ISBN 10	0892366753
Title	In Focus: Dorothea Lange - Photographs From the J.Paul Getty Museum
Author	Keller
Series	Getty Publications -
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Getty Trust Publications
Year published	2002-11-21
Number of pages	144
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