Dorothea Lange (1895 - 1965) was a pioneering American photographer known for her iconic images of the Great Depression.
Born in 1895, Lange's career as a photographer began in the 1920s, but she gained widespread recognition for her iconic photographs taken during the 1930s.
Her most famous photograph, "Migrant Mother," is a symbol of the era's hardships. Throughout her career, Lange documented the effects of economic hardship and social injustice in America, advocating for social reform.
Like many photographers, the FSA (Farm Security Administration) played an intergral role in her ability to create and capture the effects of the Great Depression in America. By World War II, Lange had defined a sense for the hardships found in American life. After Pearl Harbor, the War Relocation Authority (WRA) created the Japanese internment camps (one of which was Amache located in Southeastern Colorado). Dorthea was one who documented visually the process America relied on during the war.
Her work is housed in major museum collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
GALLERY M represents a select collection of Lange's works. Contact us today to verify availability either by online request or toll free at 1.877.331.8401.
