“The Migrant Mother,” a photograph taken by Dorothea Lange in 1936, remains one of the most enduring images of the Great ...

The Dorothea Lange Collection, the Oakland Museum Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936 During the Great Depression, in the early 1930s, Lange felt increasingly compelled to document the ...

Documentary photographer Dorothea ... Migrant Mother is arguably the best-known documentary photograph of the 20th century and has become a symbol of resilience in the face of adversity. Lange's ...