Dorothea Lange
KNOWN FOR
"Migrant Mother" (1936) portrait and photographs of the Dust Bowl and migrants
AMERICAN MASTERS FILM
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning (Aug 2014)Directed by Dyanna Taylor
Written Features
Video Features
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
Lange's Photos of the Internment of Japanese-Americans
Dorothea Lange was hired to document the internment process during World War II.
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
Web Exclusive: Japanese-American Internees Today
A photo exhibit in 2012 featured former internees photographed by Dorothea Lange in 1942.
USA: Photography – Dorothea Lange: Under the Trees
Quotes by Dorothea Lange
On photography and life
USA: Photography – Dorothea Lange: Under the Trees
Book Excerpts from Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
Excerpts from the book Dorothea Lange – Grab a Hunk of Lightening: Her Lifetime in...
USA: Photography – Dorothea Lange: Under the Trees
Director Dyanna Taylor on Making the Film
See Dyanna Taylor at work on the American Masters documentary, Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk...
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
The Dust Bowl: Documenting the First Migrants to California
Dorothea Lange and her husband were the first to document Dust Bowl migrants.
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
Dorothea Lange's Portrait Studio in San Francisco
In 1919 at the age of 24, Dorothea Lange opened her own portrait studio in San Francisco.
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
Lange's Eye on The Great Depression and Sharecropping
Lange documented those struggling with the Great Depression and sharecropping system.
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
Dorothea Lange's Museum of Modern Art Retrospective
In 1965 Lange and the MoMA curator of photography prepared for her one-woman exhibition.
USA: Photography – Dorothea Lange: Under the Trees
Dorothea Lange Biography with Photo Gallery
Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), best known for her iconic photograph representing the Great Depression, Migrant Mother,...
Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, 1936
"Migrant Mother" is one of the most haunting images of American lore.
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The life, passions and uncompromising vision of the woman behind the camera.
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