Picturing Home: Dust Bowl Migrants in Chandler
Schedule
Tue Jun 21 2022 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
Location
Chandler Museum | Chandler, AZ
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In the late 1930s Chandler had an influx of Dust Bowl migrants who fled their homes in search of a better life.About this Event
Picturing Home: Dust Bowl Migrants in Chandler
March 8, 2022- August 13, 2023
Government photographers Dorothea Lange and Russell Lee documented unique stories showing these migrants and their dwellings, which were often temporary.
This exhibition is a history of Dust Bowl Chandler through unique black and white photographs. It examines what home looked like and makes connections between 1930s Chandler and Chandler today. It includes themes of housing, migration, agriculture, technology, self-sufficiency, and empathy.
Image credits, top to bottom:
Dorothea Lange, 1937, Library of Congress, LC-USF34- 016792-C.
Dorothea Lange, 1940, National Archive and Records Administration, 522527.
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Where is it happening?
Chandler Museum, 300 South Chandler Village Drive, Chandler, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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