Dorothea Lange

by Raquel Rodriguez

Americas Greatest Documentary Photographer

Female Activist

Observe, Analyze, Create, Respond, Show Reality and Make a Change {Art Reacting to Dorothea Lange Achievements- Created by Raquel Rodriguez}

Interesting Facts

1. Dorothea Nutzhorn was born in 1895 in Hoboken, New Jersey
2. When she was 17, she began taking photography classes in Manhattan.
3. She is best known for her chronicles of the Great Depression and for her photographs of migratory farm workers
4. She invistigated living conditions of farm workers and their families in Western states such as California.
5. Dorothea worried that photographers moved too fast and did not fully capture the world around them.
6. She argued that they did not show what they saw, but rather created images that showed the world as they wanted it to be.
7. She advocated for more photographers to take her approach and let the subjects reveal themselves.
8. 1965- Passed Away

Useful Websites

9. Migrant Mother
10. White Angel Bread Line, San Francisco 1933
11. Important Photography/Activism
12. Biography of Dorothea Lange

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