Dorothea Lange (1895 - 1965)
1895-05-26Hoboken, USA1965-10-11San Francisco, USAUSA
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange (born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn) 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.
Date and place of birt: | 26 may 1895, Hoboken, USA |
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Date and place of death: | 11 october 1965, San Francisco, USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Photographer |
Genre: | Documentary photography, Street Photography |
Art style: | Photorealism |