Dorothea lange
Dorothea langeDorothea Lange was born in 1895 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Her
family had come from Germany to the United States as immigrants. When
Dorothea was seven years old, she suffered from polio. In 1907, her father
left her family. And soon, her mother became an alcoholic. Dorothea was
lonely in high school until she began studying photography.
At the age of twenty-three, Dorothea left home, and in 1918, began an
around the world trip. She taught Ron Partridge photography and people
started calling him her “assistant.” Ron Partridge recalls that she was
very determined not to stop her work.
Dorothea Lange is best known for her work during the Great
Depression. Other things she photographed were children, ships, the
Depression, and many others. She also photographed Mormon communities.
During her years in photography, she traveled to Asia, South America,
Egypt, and India.
She married Maynard Dixon in 1920. Her marriage lasted fifteen
years and in 1935 she divorced him. However, while on assignment in New
Mexico, she remarried to Paul Taylor....
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