Migrant Mother: Dorothea Lange and an Iconic Image’s 90th Birthday

In the organizer's words:

In March 1936 Dorothea Lange made what is arguably the most well-known photograph in the world. Yet despite its ubiquity - and its popularity - decades passed before the most basic facts of its creation were known, and even those were often contested. Drawing from her experience writing a book about this singular image for The Museum of Modern Art, Executive Director of Aperture, Sarah Meister, will reflect on its ninety-year history and its continued significance today and subsequently engage in a discussion with scholars and museum curators from Munich.

This event will take place in conversation with:

• Dr. Franziska Lampe, Deputy Head Photothek, Central Institute of Art History (ZI)
• Sonja Palade, Research Fellow of the Ann and Jürgen Wilde Foundation, Bavarian State Painting Collections
• Prof. Dr. Kerstin Schmidt, BAA Director & Chair of American Literary History at LMU Munich
• Moderation: Dr. Dominik Brabant, Deputy Director, Central Institute of Art History (ZI)

Please register via https://eveeno.com/325068296.

Organizers: The evening with Sarah Meister launches the event series "The Eye of the Camera: Art, Politics, and Perception in American Photography," which is jointly organized by the Bavarian American Academy (BAA), Munich's Central Institute of Art History (ZI), and the Amerika Institut at LMU Munich.

Price information:

Admission is free. Please register beforehand.