"This photograph showing documentary film pioneer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pare_Lorentz" class="extiw" title="w:Pare Lorentz">Pare Lorentz</a>, at left, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cinematographer" class="extiw" title="w:cinematographer">cinematographer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ivano" class="extiw" title="w:Paul Ivano">Paul Ivano</a>, beside the camera at center, was made in 1936 near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield,_California" class="extiw" title="w:Bakersfield, California">Bakersfield, California</a>. There, Lorentz was at work on <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plow_That_Broke_the_Plains" class="extiw" title="w:The Plow That Broke the Plains">The Plow That Broke the Plains</a></i> — his first film for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Deal" class="extiw" title="w:New Deal">New Deal</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resettlement_Administration" class="extiw" title="w:Resettlement Administration">Resettlement Administration</a>. An ardent supporter of President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" class="extiw" title="w:Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>, Lorentz was hired in 1935 to publicize the challenges that the nation's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_the_United_States" class="extiw" title="w:Agriculture in the United States">agricultural industry</a> faced during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression_in_the_United_States" class="extiw" title="w:Great Depression in the United States">Great Depression</a>. Through a skillful combination of visual elements, music, and commentary, he created a sympathetic portrait of the American farmer in his documentaries. His next film, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_River_(1938_film)" class="extiw" title="w:The River (1938 film)">The River</a></i> (1937), focused attention on another New Deal initiative, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority" class="extiw" title="w:Tennessee Valley Authority">Tennessee Valley Authority</a>. In response to the movies' critical success, Roosevelt established the U.S. Film Service. Lorentz revolutionized the way documentaries were used, positioning them as a medium for transmitting social and political messages."
<ul><li><dl><dd><dl><dd>Complete Dimensions — Image: 20.2 x 19.3 cm (7 15/16 x 7 5/8"); Sheet: 25.6 x 20.3 cm (10 1/16 x 8"); Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14")</dd></dl></dd></dl></li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Dorothea_Lange" class="extiw" title="w:en:Dorothea Lange"><span title="American photojournalist (1895-1965)">Dorothea Lange</span></a>
</bdi>
NPG.si.edu : <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2008.59">Information</a> : <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npg.si.edu/media/A8000122C.jpg">JPG image</a>