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This exploration into the emotional input and technique of that the New Deal photographers put into their Great Depression photography is 4 pages long with 6 cited works.
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The Photography of Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans by , 4/21/10 VISIT
/aftersale.htm--properly! Introduction The work of Dorothea Lange and
Walker Evans documented the effects of the Great Depression, using a realist viewpoint and a number of techniques. Evans even had a collection of Polaroids. They had similar reasons for
documenting the depression; they both were working for government agencies interested in documenting the effects of the Depression. This is where the similarities in their work and intentions end.
Evans seemed to take pleasure in showing the human condition at its worst as a working photographer for the government. His work was
a documentation of fact, made in the glare of sunshine, completely emotionless. In contrast, Dorothea Lange was documenting the human condition. Her desire was to create an emotional response in
the viewer, to show how the Depression tore families apart and scarred their lives. For these reasons, Evans and Lange approached their subject matter from different viewpoints, using different camera
techniques. In doing so, both created unforgettable, harsh realities of the Great Depression. Walter Evans
Walker Evans had what Mellow called an indifference "to the technical side of the trade" (Mellow 140), which may have been related to his first love, the literature and his
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