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Dorothea Lange at work
Dorothea Lange
Photographer
(May 26, 1895 - Oct 11, 1965)
KNOWN FOR
"Migrant Mother" (1936) portrait and photographs of the Dust Bowl and migrants
QUOTE
"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera."
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USA: Photography – Dorothea Lange: Under the Trees
(Jan 1966)
Directed by Dyanna Taylor
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September 11, 2015
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