The National Gallery, Washington DC
The National Gallery of Art , in Washington DC, is a great museum to visit. It has a collection of art work that rivals many larger museums, like the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, but it is small enough to be easily explored in one day. A trip to DC gave me the chance to visit two special exhibits along with a slice of its permanent collection. Dorothea Lange: Seeing People (through March 31, 2024) Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) was an American photographer who spent much of her career documenting people who were affected by changes to major social and political structures. Her first big break came when she started to document the effects of the Great Depression in San Francisco, California. Unemployed Man, San Francisco, California White Angel Breadline, San Francisco, California May Day, San Francisco, California Maynard and Dan Dixon In 1935, Lange was hired by the Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration to document the lives of...