Feb 11 2015
Art Film: Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning

Art Film: Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning

Presented by Falmouth Artists Guild at Falmouth Art Center

The Falmouth Art Center shows art films on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month as part of its Art Education Cinema Series. Coffee, tea, and light refreshments are provided. February 11: Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning This film explores the life, passions and uncompromising vision of the influential photographer, whose enduring images document five turbulent decades of American history, including the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and World War II Japanese internment camps. Peabody and five-time Emmy award-winning cinematographer Dyanna Taylor--the granddaughter of Lange, and writer/social scientist Paul Schuster Taylor--directs and narrates this intimate American Masters documentary. Taylor, who learned to see the visual world through her grandmother's eyes, combines family memories and journals with never-before-seen photos and film footage to bring Lange's story into sharp focus. The result is a personal documentary of the artist whose empathy for people on the margins of society challenged America to know itself. 2 hours.

Admission Info

$5.00 suggested donation

Email: director@falmouthart.org

Dates & Times

2015/02/11 - 2015/02/11

Location Info

Falmouth Art Center

137 Gifford Street, Falmouth, MA 02541