[Leica] OT: discovered Lange photos

[walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)]

Dave

I recently came across a copy of /*An American Exodus*/ by Lange and her 
husband. Paperback, printed in 1969 and a bit battered but a fantastic 
document. Cost me all of $3.00. As far as the interment images being 
dark and disturbing? At the time many Americans probably wanted to do 
the same to the Japanese Americans we will shortly do to Saddam. The 
internment camps were, in my opinion, completely unjustified but 
sometimes truth is dark and disturbing, Lange seemed to seek out truth 
as Kyle does gun nuts. She did an image I can close my eyes and see 
called /*White Angel Breadline*/. Don't know if you're familiar  with it 
or not but well worth a look.

Walt

Dave Mason wrote:

>I'm not sure if anyone has already pointed this out or not, but some
>Dorthea Lange photos from the Japanese internment camps inside the
>U.S. during WWII have been discovered. They were impounded by the
>government after she took them.
>
>Her work is some of my favorite stuff so despite the very dark and
>disturbing content I am quite excited to see this stuff.
>
>http://tinyurl.com/ymw9sk
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>Dave
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