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Dorothea Lange

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Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn, who lived from 26 May 1895 to 11 October 1965. She is best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration, which influenced the development of documentary photography and humanized the consequences of the Great Depression. Her 1936 image Migrant Mother became the defining image of the Dust Bowl, and in her later years she taught fine art photography at the California School of Fine Arts.

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Birth Year
1895 1
Role
Journalist 1
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Artist 1
Classification
Award
International Photography Hall of Fame 1
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1. Wikipedia: Dorothea Lange
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    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).
  • Infobox: birth_date
    May 26, 1895
  • Article body: International Photography Hall of Fame
    In 1984 Lange was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Migrant Mother (Wikipedia)
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