Lange had to leave her children for long periods, placing them in what was essentially foster care while she was gone. Enlarge this image Lange, photographed in 1935.

Life Summary Best known for her iconic photograph Migrant Mother, photographer Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) ... Florence Owens Thompson with three of her children, 1936. Photo: Dorothea Lange.

How Dorothea Lange Taught Us To See Hunger And Humanity : The Salt Perhaps no one did more to show us the human toll of the Great Depression than Lange, who was born on this day in 1895. Her ...

NEW YORK — The woman in Dorothea Lange’s most famous photograph, often labeled simply “Migrant Mother,” is, among other things, rather beautiful. Her face may be weathered and lined with ...

There are many moments in Friday's "American Masters" documentary on PBS about Dorothea Lange that expand on the film's subtitle, "Grab a Hunk of Lightning." But one, in particular, stands out. It ...

Dorothea Lange, Children of the World, c. 1958. Vintage gelatin silver print, titled ("Human Disaster") in photographers hand verso, also stamped with photographers (Euclid Ave) stamp verso. Print 8 x ...

New collections by Gordon Parks, Platon, Peter van Agtmael and Myriam Boulos reveal when you need to tell as well as show. By Arthur Lubow The 900 items from his Atlanta home include blue-chip art ...

Children of the Weill Public School, 1942 (Credit: Dorothea Lange) 8. Children of the Weill Public School Shown in a Flag Pledge Ceremony, San Francisco, California, April 1942, printed c 1965 ...

Contrasting Adams' imagery, Lange captured the stark reality of life in the internment camps — long lines for meals, inadequate resources for children's education, and questionable living ...

Perhaps no one did more to show us the human toll of the Great Depression than Lange, who was born on this day in 1895. Her photos of farm workers and others have become iconic of the era.

Children of the Weill Public School, 1942 (Credit: Dorothea Lange) 8. Children of the Weill Public School Shown in a Flag Pledge Ceremony, San Francisco, California, April 1942, printed c 1965 ...