Educational materials
PBS’s American Masters website has a number of video clips from the film, as well as additional videos made by the director. Interviews with Lange, scholarly commentary, and narration by Dyanna Taylor, Lange’s granddaughter, all provide important viewpoints for considering her work. Both the film and short, class-friendly clips encourage students to develop visual literacy, and to deepen their understanding of photographs as primary documents. Here are some of the key sections:
(Note: There will be several more segments added to the website in the next couple weeks including one on Migrant Mother, as well as one on the Japanese American internment.)