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P I C T U R I N G M I G R A N T S The Grapes of Wrath and New Deal Documentary Photography JAMES R. SWENSEN Picturing Migrants The Charles M. Russell Center Series on Art and Photography of the American West B. Byron Price, General Editor Swensen PICTURING MIGRANTS book.indb 1 7/30/15 10:55 AM Swensen PICTURING MIGRANTS book.indb 2 7/30/15 10:55 AM Picturing Migrants The Grapes of Wrath and New Deal Documentary Photography James R. Swensen University of Oklahoma Press : Norman Swensen PICTURING MIGRANTS book.indb 3 7/30/15 10:55 AM FRONTISPIECE: Dorothea Lange, photograph from a group captioned, in part, “Three related Oklahoma drought refugee families near Lordsburg, New Mexico” (see p. 14 for full caption). May 1937. Library of Congress, LC-USF34-016675-C LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Swensen, James R. Picturing migrants : The grapes of wrath and New Deal documentary photography / James R. Swensen. pages cm. — (The Charles M. Russell Center Series on art and photography of the American West ; volume 18) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8061-4827-4 1. Steinbeck, John, 1902–1968. Grapes of wrath. 2. Steinbeck, John, 1902–1968—Sources. 3. Steinbeck, John, 1902–1968—Influence. 4. Literature and photography—United States—History—20th century. 5. Documentary photography—United States—History—20th century. 6. Migrant agricultural laborers—United States—History. 7. Depressions—1929—United States. 8. Dust Bowl Era, 1931–1939. 9. New Deal, 1933–1939. 10. United States. Farm Security Administration. I. Title. PS3537.T3234G893 2015 813'.52—dc23 2015002780 Picturing Migrants: The Grapes of Wrath and New Deal Documentary Photography is Volume 18 in The Charles M. Russell Center Series on Art and Photography of the American West. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. ∞ Copyright © 2015 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. Manufactured in Canada. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the United States Copyright Act—without the prior written permission of the University of Oklahoma Press. To request permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to Permissions, University of Oklahoma Press, 2800 Venture Drive, Norman OK 73069, or email [email protected]. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Swensen PICTURING MIGRANTS book.indb 4 7/30/15 10:55 AM To Katie and to my grandparents, Mel and Beth Foxley, and Russel B. and Beulah Swensen. Their stories and experiences sparked my interest in and admiration for this rich period of American history. Swensen PICTURING MIGRANTS book.indb 5 7/30/15 10:55 AM Swensen PICTURING MIGRANTS book.indb 6 7/30/15 10:55 AM Migrants— Their hopes buried in the burned-out soil, they packed their belongings and moved on. A tragic but significant piece of American History. It needed to be recorded. ROY STRYKER, “The Lean Thirties,” 1960 Swensen PICTURING MIGRANTS book.indb 7 7/30/15 10:55 AM Swensen PICTURING MIGRANTS book.indb 8 7/30/15 10:55 AM Contents Acknowledgments xi Introduction 3 PART I Pre-publication: Background for The Grapes of Wrath 1. Gathering Migrants: Dorothea Lange and Paul S. Taylor 11 2. Researching Migrants: John Steinbeck 29 3. Working for Life: John Steinbeck and Horace Bristol 44 PART II Post-publication: From Controversial Novel to Dust Bowl Icon 4. Shooting Script: Russell Lee 55 5. Finding Real Joads: Russell Lee and Elmer Thomas 83 6. Hope and Despair along the Migrant Trail: Russell Lee 121 7. Displaying Grapes and Wrath: FSA Exhibitions 139 8. A Straight Picture: Darryl Zanuck and Arthur Rothstein 157 9. Icons of the Great Depression: Looking Back on History 183 Coda 195 Notes 197 Bibliography 231 List of Illustrations 245 Index 251 Swensen PICTURING MIGRANTS book.indb 9 7/30/15 10:55 AM

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