Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange (born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn; May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965) 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.

Dorothea Lange
Lange in 1936
Born
Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn

(1895-05-26)May 26, 1895
Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedOctober 11, 1965(1965-10-11) (aged 70)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Known forDocumentary photography, photojournalism
Notable work1936 photograph of Florence Owens Thompson, Migrant Mother
Spouse
    Maynard Dixon
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    (m. 1920; div. 1935)​
      Paul Schuster Taylor
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      (m. 1935)​
    Children2
    AwardsCalifornia Hall of Fame
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