Learning to See

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At a time when women were supposed to keep the home fires burning, Dorothea Lange, creator of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century, dares to be different Now, in this riveting new novel by the author of The Other Alcott, we see the world through her eyes In 1918, a fearless twenty two year old arrives in bohemian San Francisco from the Northeast, determined to make her own way as an independent woman Renaming herself Dorothea Lange she is soon the celebrated owner of the city s most prestigious and stylish portrait studio and wife of the talented but volatile painter, Maynard Dixon By the early 1930s, as America s economy collapses, her marriage founders and Dorothea must find ways to support her two young sons single handedly Determined to expose the horrific conditions of the nation s poor, she takes to the road with her camera, creating images that inspire, reform, and define the era And when the United States enters World War II, Dorothea chooses to confront another injustice the incarceration of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans Learning to See is a gripping account of the ambitious woman behind the camera who risked everything for art, activism, and love But her choices came at a steep price Download Learning to See Author Elise Hooper – kino-fada.fr Learning to See tells the story of Dorothea Lange s extraordinary life and her efforts to expose severe social injustices during the 1930s and 1940s Lange spent the early years of her career in San Francisco as a portrait photographer After her marriage begins to crumble and the U.S economy collapses with the onset of the Great Depression, Lange must find a way to support her two young sons She begins to travel around California capturing images of the Dust Bowl migrants and others who heade Learning to See tells the story of Dorothea Lange s extraordinary life and her efforts to expose severe social injustices during the 1930s and 1940s Lange spent the early years of her career in San Francisco as a portrait photographer After her marriage begins to crumble and the U.S economy collapses with the onset of the Great Depression, Lange must find a way to support her two young sons She begins to travel around California capturing images of the Dust Bowl migrants and others who headed west during the 1930s transforming herself into an advocate and activist for the poor After World War 2 began, Lange focused on the Japanese American internment camps exposing the horrific conditions under which these poor people were placed.Dorothea Lange s photographs from the Great Depression era and...3.5 stars and my thanks to LibraryThing.com for the advanced copy.Photographer Dorothea Lange s most famous work is probably Migrant Mother taken in 1936 during the Great Depression, but it was her later work in the Japanese internment camps that got my attention An independent portrait photographer, she hired herself out to the U.S government when times got rough, to document living conditions for migrants that officials in Washington D...Learning to See by Elise Hooper is a book of historical fiction about the Dorothea Lange 1895 1965 famed for her photos of migrant workers and the poor taken during the years of the Depression Later she came to document the plight of Japanese Americans confined to Resettlement Camps during the Second Word War You know the saying a picture speaks a thousand words Her photos, capturing the humanity of those who have nothing, actually do succeed in doing this The book chronicles her life fr Learning to See by Elise Hooper is a book of historical fiction about the Dorothea Lange 1895 1965 famed for her photos of migrant workers and the poor taken during the years of the Depression Later she came to document the plight of Japanese Americans confined to...I had never heard about Dorothea Lange before I read this book, but the blurb intrigued me I love reading about women who were brave enough to follow their dreams and LEARNING TO SEE is definitely a book that is worth reading.READ THE REST OF THE REVIEW OVER AT FRESH FICTIONI really loved this book 4.5 5It s so, so funny how life works out sometimes When I was in high school, my AP US History teacher of all time my favorite teacher of all time often started class by showing us iconic images and then facilitated critical thinking discussions about what we were seeing, what may have led the photographer to take the photo, etc etc He used many of Dorothea Lange s photographs and they have been cemented in my brain throughout my life, which led me to do the same th I really loved this book 4.5 5It s so, so funny how life works out sometimes When I was in high school, my AP US History teacher of all time my favorite teacher of all time often started class by showing us iconic images and then facilitated critical thinking discussions about what we were seeing, what may have led the photographer to take the photo, etc etc...In 1918, photographer Dorothea Lange leaves NYC and heads to San Francisco, eager to make a name for herself She soon meets and falls in love with Maynard Dixon, an extremely capacious natured painter Throughout her time there, she meets fellow artists like Frida Kahlo, writers and numerous talents Faced with the relenting desire with trying to capture the true picture of the times, she find herself struggling between work, marriage and motherhood This fascinating tale is for fans of Marie B In 1918, photographer Dorothea Lange leaves NYC and heads to San Francisco, eager to make a name for herself She soon meets and falls in love with Maynard Dixon, an extremely capacious natured painter Throughout her time there, she meets fellow artists like Frida Kahlo, writers and numerous talents Faced with the relenting desire with trying to capture ...A massive thank you to Elise Hooper and William Morrow for my ARC of LEARNING TO SEE This novel tells the story of photographer Dorothea Lange, a woman I knew very little about, and I absolutely loved learning about her This story is so beautifully written, full of historical detail and engaging characters and environments, all as real and vivid as D...A powerful and timely view of America told through the lens of Dorothea Lange, a fascinating woman whose photographs shone a light on the nation s forgotten and abandoned Learning to See is both a sweeping portrayal of the effects of the Great Depression and World War II and an intim...I knew the photography of Dorothea Lange but little about her personal life so I was glad to be given the opportunity to readLearning to See by Elise Hooper.Hooper s novel offers an accessible narrative of Lange s life from her point of view Lange s childhood polio left her with a limp from a deformed foot She established a successful portrait photography career until the Depression when her work dwindled With two children and an artist husband, Lange had to give up her studio to work for the I knew the photography of Dorothea Lange but little about her personal life so I was glad to be given the opportunity to readLearning to See by Elise Hooper.Hooper s novel offers an accessible n...Elise Hooper is a writer whose talents at clarity and empathy bring out the humanity of her historical subjects Like her debut novel, THE OTHER ALCOTT, Hooper s LEARNING TO SEE is an intimate portrait of one of history s great, shadowed, female artists, photographer Dorothea Lange.Most readers will be able to draw to mind the iconic Depression era image of the poor, exhausted mother gaze toward an uncertain future flanked by dirty children LEARNING TO SEE tells the journey of the woman who cap Elise Hooper is a writer whose talents at clarity and empathy bring out the humanity of her historical subjects Like her debut novel, THE OTHER ALCOTT, Hooper s LEARNING TO SEE is an intimate portrait of one of history...

Learning to See
  • 13 December 2017
  • ebook
  • 384 pages
  • 0062686542
  • Elise Hooper
  • Learning to See