Migrant Mother
... In 1936, Dorothea Lange photographed a 32 year old woman and her children as they sit in a migrant camp in silence. ... Dorothea first past by the migrant camp, but with an instinct she turned around and found herself photographing this historical art photo. ... Using their mother as protection, they hide behind her with heads down arms clutched to their mother’s sides. The mother does not put a hand on the children because she can barely protect them. She has tried her hardest and there is a mutual understanding between the mother and the children that life is tough right now. The innocent, sleeping infant is lying on the lap of the mother loosely, covered by a big, rugged, dirty jacket. The mother and three children are covered in filth. All responsibility has been bestowed on the mother to take care of her children because the father is gone. There is very little background in the photograph, which draws the attention on the mother and children more. ... Dorothea’s instinct to come to the Pea Pickers Migrant Camp left her with an experience of a lifetime. ... Migrant Mother depicts the life of the migrant farmers.