Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange (May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs made human the tragic consequences of the Great Depression and greatly influenced the development of documentary photography.
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 Dorothea Lange in 1936; photographer | |
| Born | May 25, 1895 |
| Died | October 11, 1965 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Photography |
Notable works
Lange's Migrant Mother
Children at the Weill public school in San Francisco in April 1942, prior to the internment of Japanese Americans.
A Japanese American unfurled this banner the day after the Pearl Harbor attack; Lange photographed it in March 1942, just prior to his internment.
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Media related to Dorothea Lange at Wikimedia Commons
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