In one work centered on this event, the artist depicted the Grudgers and Ricketts families, as well as Allie Mae Burroughs.
In one work centered on this event, the artist depicted the Grudgers and Ricketts families, as well as Allie Mae Burroughs. In addition to Walker Evans, who captured images of this event on behalf of the Farm Security Administration, the book You Have Seen Their Faces was produced during this event by Margaret (*) Burke-White.  Memorably, in one photo from this time period, Florence Owens Thompson holds a hand to her face as her two children turn away and huddle behind her shoulders. For 10 points, name this time period best encapsulated by Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother, a 1930s economic disaster.
In one work centered on this event, the artist depicted the Grudgers and Ricketts families, as well as Allie Mae Burroughs.
The Great {Depression} [or The{ Dust Bowl}]