Alexandre HOGUE : peintre du "dust bowl"

During the 1930's, the Great Depression, the frequent droughts, the dust storms, the erosion weak the farmers in the Great Plains. More than two millions leave their country to California. Alexandre HOGUE has painted this social, economic and climatic phenomenon in a series of paintings called...

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Main Authors: Martine Tabeaud, Alexis Metzger
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Language:English
Published: Physio-Géo
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/physio-geo/5291
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description During the 1930's, the Great Depression, the frequent droughts, the dust storms, the erosion weak the farmers in the Great Plains. More than two millions leave their country to California. Alexandre HOGUE has painted this social, economic and climatic phenomenon in a series of paintings called "Erosion": they focus on the droughts landscape during the 30's. This paper put into perspective the dust bowl in view of these paintings which have leaved little traces in the francophone literature.
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spelling doaj.art-e53bdc3321db42fc9af5ee049b65cb0b2024-02-13T13:23:49ZengPhysio-GéoPhysio-Géo1958-573X119310610.4000/physio-geo.5291Alexandre HOGUE : peintre du "dust bowl"Martine TabeaudAlexis MetzgerDuring the 1930's, the Great Depression, the frequent droughts, the dust storms, the erosion weak the farmers in the Great Plains. More than two millions leave their country to California. Alexandre HOGUE has painted this social, economic and climatic phenomenon in a series of paintings called "Erosion": they focus on the droughts landscape during the 30's. This paper put into perspective the dust bowl in view of these paintings which have leaved little traces in the francophone literature.https://journals.openedition.org/physio-geo/5291climatedroughtUnited Stateslandscape paintingdust bowl
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Alexandre HOGUE : peintre du "dust bowl"
Physio-Géo
climate
drought
United States
landscape painting
dust bowl
title Alexandre HOGUE : peintre du "dust bowl"
title_full Alexandre HOGUE : peintre du "dust bowl"
title_fullStr Alexandre HOGUE : peintre du "dust bowl"
title_full_unstemmed Alexandre HOGUE : peintre du "dust bowl"
title_short Alexandre HOGUE : peintre du "dust bowl"
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topic climate
drought
United States
landscape painting
dust bowl
url https://journals.openedition.org/physio-geo/5291
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