The artwork titled “From the Series Day Sleeper,” created by Dorothea Lange, belongs to the Social Realism art movement and is categorized under the genre of photography.
The artwork depicts a stark, tranquil landscape featuring several tall, barren trees emerging from a field of lower vegetation, with what appears to be remnants of human construction in the foreground. Imposing and skeletal trees stand out prominently against a misty sky, with the hazy outline of distant hills and a forest in the background. The somber atmosphere captured in the black-and-white palette accentuates the rugged and somewhat desolate mood, central to the themes of human perseverance and the interplay between human activity and nature—a hallmark of the Social Realism movement. The composition and tonal contrasts create a poignant visual narrative, characteristic of Lange’s evocative documentary style.
