Dorothea Lange on PBS

[airfrogusmc]

I caught this on PBS a couple of nights ago. Really good piece.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmas...dorothea-lange-grab-a-hunk-of-lightning/3260/

 

[helen.HH]

She was Grand with her Creativity
be it Photography, or just being Dorothea !

 

[Bob Michaels]

I watched the entire two hours and found it to be quite inspirational, enlightening, motivating, and educational. Thanks to the RFF poster who alerted us to it being on PBS.

An idea for a new body of work / potential book based in a segue of my existing work started to come into focus afterwards. I know there was some connection to the work of Dorothea Lange.

It was interesting reading many of the distantly related posts / replies here on RFF today. You conclude that some of the RFF posts and Dorothea Lange's thoughts were so diametrically opposed that one of the parties just does not get it.

 

[Mcary]

For anyone interested here is the link for watching this show online
http://video.pbs.org/video/2365316335/

Note you have sign in but you can do so via Facebook or Google+

 

[airfrogusmc]

You can watch it from the link i posted to...

 

[Bruno Gracia]

not in Spain... I can't watch it.

 

[hepcat]

I watched it night before last on PBS. It was fascinating. She was a remarkable woman, and an amazing and gifted photographer.

 

[Carterofmars]

Thanks Airfro.

 

[NY_Dan]

Watched most of it too. Liked the photography, but the way she treated her own children was unforgivable. It's like the line from the song Hair "Do you only care about the bleeding crowd? How about a needing friend?" Creating a great body of work, no matter how great, in my opinion, as an accomplishment cannot equal being a good parent and spouse. Great photos though 🙂

If she wanted to photograph oppressed children living in poverty she need look no further than her own doorstep.

 

[seakayaker1]

Fantastic documentary, loved the story and learning more of her personal history. Reviewed her work during a photography history course but did not cover the interesting family history that was well covered in the documentary.

Thanks for the recommendation!

 

[Lss]

There seem to be region restrictions via both links.

 

[Chris101]

Watched most of it too. Liked the photography, but the way she treated her own children was unforgivable. It's like the line from the song Hair "Do you only care about the bleeding crowd? How about a needing friend?" Creating a great body of work, no matter how great, in my opinion, as an accomplishment cannot equal being a good parent and spouse. Great photos though 🙂

If she wanted to photograph oppressed children living in poverty she need look no further than her own doorstep.

That wasn't Hair, it was Easy to Be Hard (which was in the musical Hair.)

 

[michaelwj]

not in Spain... I can't watch it.

try here;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFbU1iOluSQ

Michael