Picturing Home: Dust Bowl Migrants in Chandler

300 South Chandler Village Drive,Chandler AZ 85226

09 August, 2022

Description

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.