Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965). is one of the few female photographers whose name is widely known. She is most recognized for her social documentary work during the Great Depression of the 1930s. As is the case with many well-known artists, her talent is often associated with one image. In her case, it is Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California. This exhibition seeks to present a broader picture of her accomplishments in photography, and includes work ranging across Lange's career from the 1920s to the 1960s. The selection is drawn primarily from the Getty's permanent collection and features a number of new acquisitions. http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/lange/index.html 

In the late 1950s Lange had a chance to travel with husband Paul Taylor, who frequently visited developing countries as a consultant on agricultural and community resources. She made several official trips with him, touring Asia, South America, and the Middle East. These trips helped Lange realize her long-delayed desire to see the world and to create pictures that contain the essence of what she called "a visual life."    

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So, basically Dorothea Lange's life was mainly about traveling, photography, and work. She also had a couple of marriages through out her life.

Quotes by Dorothea Lange:

• "One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind."
• "Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still."
• "Pick a theme and work it to exhaustion... the subject must be something you truly love or truly hate."
• "While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see."
• “This benefit of seeing... can come only if you pause a while, extricate yourself from the maddening mob of quick impressions ceaselessly battering our lives, and look thoughtfully at a quiet image... the viewer must be willing to pause, to look again, to meditate.”
• “Hands off! I do not molest what I photograph, I do not meddle and I do not arrange.”

Dorothea Lange was born May 26, 1895, in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Dorothea Lange died of Esophageal Cancer on October 11, 1965, (age 70) in San Francisco, California.

How did Dorothea Lange impact our world? Dorothea Lange, through out her life took several pictures. She liked to think of this as a hobby or a way to make a little bit of money. Surprisingly, her photographs actually impacted our lives. What way? Well, her photographs don't just "speak a thousand words", they actually tell several stories! Stories such as: The several faces of "The Great Depression", Stories of the Army, and several others.