Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Dorothea Langes visit to Oregon with a visit to the PSU Littman Gallerys new exhibit of her documentary photographs entitled "Dorothea Lange in Oregon 1939 Farm Security Administration Photos" starting on October 1, 2009.
WHAT: New exhibit of Dorothea Langes documentary photographs of the Great Depression in Oregon taken in 1939. Dorothea Lange visited Oregon to produce over 500 photos of the people and rural environment of the Willamette Valley, Malheur County, Columbia and Klamath Basins for FDRs newly created Farm Security Adminstration.
WHEN: October 8 through November 26, 2009
SPECIAL EVENT: Opening night reception
Thursday, October 8, 2009
5-7 pm
WHERE: PSUs Littman Gallery
Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 250
2835 SW Broadway, Portland
Littman Gallery hours are
Tuesday through Friday 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 pm.
COST: Free and open to the public
CONTACT: Friends of History (503)725-5473, or PSU History Professor David A. Horowitz at (503)725-3993
