ARTIST OF THE DAY: DOROTHEA LANGE

ABOUT DOROTHEA LANGE

Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration. Lange's photographs influenced the development of documentary photography and humanized the consequences of the Great Depression.

Born: May 26, 1895, Hoboken, NJ

Died: October 11, 1965, San Francisco, CA

On view: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Period: Social realism

Children: Daniel Dixon, John Dixon

Spouse: Paul Schuster Taylor (m. 1935–1965), Maynard Dixon (m. 1920–1935)

Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada

SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA

QUOTE BY DOROTHEA LANGE
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” – Dorothea Lange

WHAT I WISH FOR YOU TODAY

See with a widened lens. Know that EVERYONE has a REALLY big story to tell.