a. What are the people in the photograph looking at?
The mother is looking off into the distance, the children are crying on her shoulder.
b. What are the expressions on their faces?
Her expression is a mix of fear and disappointment.
c. What are they thinking?
She is thinking how am I going to feed my children tonight.
d. At what time of day might the photograph have been taken?
During the morning or the afternoon.
e. Where was the photograph taken?
It is hard to say, probably on the front porch of their home.
f. What do you think they are doing?
They are thinking why is life so hard right now!!
The mother is looking off into the distance, the children are crying on her shoulder.
b. What are the expressions on their faces?
Her expression is a mix of fear and disappointment.
c. What are they thinking?
She is thinking how am I going to feed my children tonight.
d. At what time of day might the photograph have been taken?
During the morning or the afternoon.
e. Where was the photograph taken?
It is hard to say, probably on the front porch of their home.
f. What do you think they are doing?
They are thinking why is life so hard right now!!
a. Describe the colors, lines, shapes, texture, and space you see in the image.
I see dirty faces, a cut on the man's left hand, a baby coddling in it's mothers arms, and a makeshift shelter.
b. What do you notice first in this picture? Where is your eye led?
To the man leaning over his right hand like the world has ended for his family.
c. How many faces do you see?
I see three faces.
d. What are the people wearing? How are they posed?
They are wearing ragged outfits. They are posed to looking into the distance in fear.
e. Where are their hands resting?
The man's is on his face, the woman's around her baby.
f. Are you looking up or down at the people in the image?
Up at them.
g. When was this picture made?
1935.
I see dirty faces, a cut on the man's left hand, a baby coddling in it's mothers arms, and a makeshift shelter.
b. What do you notice first in this picture? Where is your eye led?
To the man leaning over his right hand like the world has ended for his family.
c. How many faces do you see?
I see three faces.
d. What are the people wearing? How are they posed?
They are wearing ragged outfits. They are posed to looking into the distance in fear.
e. Where are their hands resting?
The man's is on his face, the woman's around her baby.
f. Are you looking up or down at the people in the image?
Up at them.
g. When was this picture made?
1935.
a. Who are the people in the photograph?
A man who looks to have been a farmer once upon a time who is now broke because of the Dust Bowl.
b. What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
That the people of Oklahoma were suffering.
c. What is the situation of the people depicted? Point out some visual elements in the photograph that tell you about their situation.
This person is without a home. His belongings are packed in a bag next to his feet. His hat has been through a lot as well.
d. If possible, how would you help the people in this photograph?
I'd give the gentleman a ride to wherever he needs to go.
e. Might a photograph of this nature be made today? Why or why not?
Yes, many people today are homeless.
f. What alternative title would you give this photograph? "The Stranded Man"
A man who looks to have been a farmer once upon a time who is now broke because of the Dust Bowl.
b. What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
That the people of Oklahoma were suffering.
c. What is the situation of the people depicted? Point out some visual elements in the photograph that tell you about their situation.
This person is without a home. His belongings are packed in a bag next to his feet. His hat has been through a lot as well.
d. If possible, how would you help the people in this photograph?
I'd give the gentleman a ride to wherever he needs to go.
e. Might a photograph of this nature be made today? Why or why not?
Yes, many people today are homeless.
f. What alternative title would you give this photograph? "The Stranded Man"
a. What are the people in the photograph looking at?
This man seems to be looking off past the camera into the distance.
b. What are the expressions on their faces?
He is sullen and looks to be a hard man.
c. What are they thinking?
He is thinking about the racial segregation he has been put through.
d. At what time of day might the photograph have been taken?
Late afternoon,the picture is very dark.
e. Where was the photograph taken? A train station.
f. What do you think they are doing? He is going to look for work, or maybe find a better life elsewhere.
This man seems to be looking off past the camera into the distance.
b. What are the expressions on their faces?
He is sullen and looks to be a hard man.
c. What are they thinking?
He is thinking about the racial segregation he has been put through.
d. At what time of day might the photograph have been taken?
Late afternoon,the picture is very dark.
e. Where was the photograph taken? A train station.
f. What do you think they are doing? He is going to look for work, or maybe find a better life elsewhere.
a. Describe the colors, lines, shapes, texture, and space you see in the image.
I see young black children plowing a very clumpy field.
b. What do you notice first in this picture? Where is your eye led?
That the young boy pushing the plow is being led by his older sister instead of a horse.
c. How many faces do you see?
I see three faces.
d. What are the people wearing? How are they posed?
These children are wearing work clothes and dresses. They are posed in a working moment.
e. Where are their hands resting?
On a plow, on the lead rope on the plow, and at rest in the air.
f. Are you looking up or down at the people in the image?
I'm looking straight ahead at these people.
I see young black children plowing a very clumpy field.
b. What do you notice first in this picture? Where is your eye led?
That the young boy pushing the plow is being led by his older sister instead of a horse.
c. How many faces do you see?
I see three faces.
d. What are the people wearing? How are they posed?
These children are wearing work clothes and dresses. They are posed in a working moment.
e. Where are their hands resting?
On a plow, on the lead rope on the plow, and at rest in the air.
f. Are you looking up or down at the people in the image?
I'm looking straight ahead at these people.
a. Who are the people in the photograph?
These people look to be state policemen.
b. What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
The photographer is trying to convey a scene where these officers are on a fugitive hunt of some kind.
c. What is the situation of the people depicted? Point out some visual elements in the photograph that tell you about their situation. These officers look to be on the hunt. They are armed heavily with shotguns and even a grenade launcher.
d. If possible, how would you help the people in this photograph?
I'd tell them any leads to where their fugitive may have ran to.
e. Might a photograph of this nature be made today? Why or why not?
Yes, we still have fugitive hunts today.
f. What alternative title would you give this photograph?
"The Hunters"
These people look to be state policemen.
b. What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
The photographer is trying to convey a scene where these officers are on a fugitive hunt of some kind.
c. What is the situation of the people depicted? Point out some visual elements in the photograph that tell you about their situation. These officers look to be on the hunt. They are armed heavily with shotguns and even a grenade launcher.
d. If possible, how would you help the people in this photograph?
I'd tell them any leads to where their fugitive may have ran to.
e. Might a photograph of this nature be made today? Why or why not?
Yes, we still have fugitive hunts today.
f. What alternative title would you give this photograph?
"The Hunters"