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A Photograph Brought to Life: A Novelist Reimagines Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother"

A Photograph Brought to Life: A Novelist Reimagines Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother"

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library


A Photograph Brought to Life: A Novelist Reimagines Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother"

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Mar 19, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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!
Released:
Mar 19, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

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ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.