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EPISODE · Apr 1, 2011 · 29 MIN

"Three Mormon Towns," a Photographic Exhibit by Dorothea Lange

from The Cricket and Seagull Fireside Chat · host Steven Kapp Perry

Diana Turnbow, Curator of Photography at the BYU Museum of Art, takes us on an audio tour of this fascinating exhibit shot by well-known photographer Dorothea Lange, which appeared in LIFE magazine in 1953.Besides exploring small-town life in the rural towns of Gunlock, Toquerville, and St. George, the photographer and her essayist son comment on the beauty created even in isolated communities, happiness in spite of hardship, and the deep respect they share with many historians on the strength and character of these Mormon women from a time that is disappearing from living memory.Explore the exhibit's website while you listen at 3mormontowns.byu.eduThat's this week on The Cricket and Seagull...

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