Dorothea Lange Books

Dorothea Lange was a pivotal American documentary photographer whose work during the Great Depression for the Farm Security Administration profoundly humanized the struggles of the era. Her powerful images captured the tragic realities faced by many, significantly shaping the trajectory of documentary photography. Lange's keen eye for emotional truth and social commentary cemented her legacy as a vital voice in visual storytelling.

In Focus: Dorothea Lange - Photographs From the J.Paul Getty Museum

Dorothea Lange
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Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) is one of the most famous documentary photographers of all time. In 1935, tired of studio portraiture, she began working for the Farm Security Administration and created many of the images that define the Depression in the popular imagination. Other artists in this series Eugene Atget, Mathew Brady, Wynn Bullock, Julia Margaret Cameron, Joan Fontcuberta, David Goldblatt, Nan Goldin, Graciela Iturbide, Andre Kertesz, Mary Ellen Mark, Joel Meyerowitz, Boris Mikhailov, Lisette Model, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Eadweard Muybridge, Eugene Richards, W. Eugene Smith, Shomei Tomatsu, Joel-Peter Witkin
In Focus: Dorothea Lange - Photographs From the J.Paul Getty Museum
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An examination of the life and career of Dorothea Lange, who is recognized for her social documentary work in the Great Depression of the 1930s. It discusses about 50 of her pictures held by the Getty Museum, and includes an edited transcript of a colloquium on Lange and a chronicle of her life.

Dorothea Lange

In Focus: Dorothea Lange - Photographs From the J.Paul Getty Museum