A review by jchant
Impounded: Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment by Dorothea Lange, Gary Okihiro, Linda Gordon
4.0
I checked this book out of the library as a follow up after reading [b:Learning to See|40042520|Learning to See|Elise Hooper|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1536787876l/40042520._SY75_.jpg|57738383], a novel about photographer Dorothea Lange, and a collection of her photography, [b:Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning|17786006|Dorothea Lange Grab a Hunk of Lightning|Elizabeth Partridge|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1365989987l/17786006._SX50_.jpg|24873421].
This book is a collection of Lange's photographs taken for the infamous War Relocation Authority (WRA), which was responsible for interning thousands of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast during World War II. Lange's photographs were impounded for decades after the war, and published for the first time in 2006 in this book. Lange's stark black and white photographs are accompanied by two essays written by editors Linda Gordon and Gary Okihiro. Okihiro's essay was especially horrifying, detailing the inhuman treatment of American citizens and permanent residents. A cautionary tale; this could happen again. This is a very important book. Highly recommended.
This book is a collection of Lange's photographs taken for the infamous War Relocation Authority (WRA), which was responsible for interning thousands of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast during World War II. Lange's photographs were impounded for decades after the war, and published for the first time in 2006 in this book. Lange's stark black and white photographs are accompanied by two essays written by editors Linda Gordon and Gary Okihiro. Okihiro's essay was especially horrifying, detailing the inhuman treatment of American citizens and permanent residents. A cautionary tale; this could happen again. This is a very important book. Highly recommended.