The artwork titled “Famille Sur La Route, Oklahoma,” created by the artist Dorothea Lange in 1938, belongs to the art movement known as Social Realism and is classified under the genre of photography.
In this poignant monochromatic photograph, the scene captures a family standing on the side of a rural road. The central focus is on a standing man, presumably the father, holding a small child in his arms. The mother stands to his left in a patterned dress, with one arm bent at the elbow. Positioned to the right, a young girl sits on a suitcase by the roadside, wearing a hat. The background is desolate, with a distant view of the road extending beyond the family, evoking a sense of journey and hardship. This visual narrative powerfully encapsulates the struggles and resilience of families during the Great Depression era in Oklahoma.
