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DOROTHEA LANGE

DOROTHEA LANGE. May 26,1865 – October,1965. BIO. Dorothea was born on May 26,1895 and died at age 70 on October 11, 1965. She died of esophageal cancer. She had two husbands in a life time, two children, three stepchildren, and numerous grandchildren – and great grandchildren.

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DOROTHEA LANGE

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  1. DOROTHEA LANGE May 26,1865 – October,1965

  2. BIO • Dorothea was born on May 26,1895 and died at age 70 on October 11, 1965. • She died of esophageal cancer. • She had two husbands in a life time, two children, three stepchildren, and numerous grandchildren – and great grandchildren. • Dorothea studied at Columbia University. • In December 1935, Dorothea divorced her first husband Nixon and married Paul Taylor. • Her photos are based on Haunting, war, and mostly labors. • With the onset of the Great Depression, Dorothea turned her camera lens from the studio to the streets.

  3. MIGRANT MOTHER This photo was Dorothea’s best-known Photo. The impact if this picture was based on the image showing the strength and need of a migrant worker. Selective Focus, And Balance.

  4. Children at the Weill public school in San Francisco pledge allegiance to the American flag in April 1942, prior to the internment of Japanese Americans It fits the rule of thirds.lighting,and selective focus

  5. Grandfather and grandson at Manzanar Relocation Center. A Japanese camp. Selective focus

  6. Family walking on highway, five children. Started from Idabel, Oklahoma. Bound for Krebs, Oklahoma. Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. In 1936 the father farmed on thirds and fourths at Eagleton, McCurtain County, Oklahoma. Was taken sick with pneumonia and lost farm. Unable to get work on Work Projects Administration and refused county relief in county of fifteen years residence because of temporary residence in another county after his illness. Leading lines and Horizon lines

  7. A family going on the highway going West. U.S. 80 near Lordsburg, New Mexico. So they could get away from labor. Horizan line and Rule Of Thirds.

  8. RESOURCES • http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/lange/dor12-105.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Lange

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