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    Dorothea Lange was a photographer known for her documentation of the Great Depression through photographs she took while living in San Francisco, California. She specialized in social documentary photography after being influenced by fellow photographer Arnold Genthe to change her career from teaching. Lange took a photography course at Columbia University and began capturing how the Depression was affecting her community by photographing mostly Native Americans. Her influential works can be found online showing life during the Great Depression, and she received the Guggenheim fellowship award in 1941 for her photography.

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    Dorothea Lange was a photographer known for her documentation of the Great Depression through photographs she took while living in San Francisco, California. She specialized in social documentary photography after being influenced by fellow photographer Arnold Genthe to change her career from teaching. Lange took a photography course at Columbia University and began capturing how the Depression was affecting her community by photographing mostly Native Americans. Her influential works can be found online showing life during the Great Depression, and she received the Guggenheim fellowship award in 1941 for her photography.

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    Dorothea Lange

    (1895-1965)

    What type of Photography did she specialize in ?


    She was known for her documentations of the Great Depression.

    What is her background/education in Photography?


    Dorothea was going to be a teacher but she was influenced by Arnold Genthe to
    change careers. she took a Photography course at the Columbia University. She
    started capturing the Great Depression when she out photographing mostly native
    americans when noticed how the depression was affecting her community.

    Where did she live/ work?


    Lange lived in San Francisco, California.

    who/what was her influences?


    Her influence was fellow photographer, Arnold Genthe.

    Where can you find her works?


    Her works can be found online on any website for the Great Depression.

    What awards/honors/titles has she been awarded with?


    Dorothea received the Guggenheim fellowship award in 1941.

    Interview
    I could not find an interview with Dorothea Lange.

    citations
    "Dorothea Lange." Facts & Biography. Famous-photographers.com, 2011. Web. 08 Jan. 2016.
    Biography.com Editiors. Dorothea Lange Biography. biography.com.A&E television. Web.08.Jan.2016.

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