Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs influenced the development of documentary photography and humanized the consequences of the Great Depression.
Background
- Born in
- Hoboken
- Educated at
- Columbia UniversityWadleigh High School for Girls
- Awards
- 🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 National Women's Hall of Fame🏆 California Hall of Fame🏆 New Jersey Hall of Fame
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Trending topics shown first"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera."
"I saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet. I do not remember how I explained my presence or my camera to her, but I do remember she asked me no questions. I made fi…"
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1895
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Birth1965
Died
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