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Art and PhotographyIssue #2

Dorothea Lange: Photography Feature

Dorothea Lange (05/1895 – 10/1965) was best known for her Depression-era photographs for the Farm Security Administration (FSA).

Lange’s photographs humanized the consequences of the Great Depression and influenced the development of documentary photography.

Depression-era photo of a migrant mother and children by Dorothea Lange
Depression-era photo of a migrant mother and children by Dorothea Lange
Lang with her camera, atop car. 1936
Lang with her camera, atop car. 1936
Migrant mother.
Migrant mother.
The Arnold children, Michigan Hill, Washington, 1939
The Arnold children, Michigan Hill, Washington, 1939
Migrant agricultural worker’s family, Nipomo, California
Migrant agricultural worker’s family, Nipomo, California
On Arizona Highway 87, south of Chandler. Maricopa County, Arizona. Children in a democracy.
On Arizona Highway 87, south of Chandler. Maricopa County, Arizona. Children in a democracy.
Poor mother and children, Oklahoma,_1936
Poor mother and children, Oklahoma,_1936
Power farming displaces tenants, Childress County, Texas
Power farming displaces tenants, Childress County, Texas
Toward Los Angeles - 1937
Toward Los Angeles - 1937

Dorothea Lange’s photographs were made for the Farm Security Administration, a U.S. government agency, and are in the public domain.

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