E-postcard from Home - Iconic Images of COVID-19 Pandemic
Updated: Sep 23, 2020
Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother is one of the most iconic images of the Great Depression. The challenging circumstances portrayed in Lange’s photographs are reminders of what many are experiencing today.
I had been looking for an image that speaks to me - and all of us - at these uncertain times. I have struggled until I got this e-postcard from my home in the Czech Republic, from my parents. I see fear, love, and hope. This photo expresses the circumstances we are now facing as a society and feels emblematic for our time.