Dorothea Lange Born in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 26th, 1895, Dorothea Lange (born Dorothea Nutzhorn From birth) became a photographer mostly dealing with portraits in 1919 upon opening a studio in San Francisco. More specifically, black and white portraits that were progressive and reflected the United States. Her career lasted more than four decades, however, landed a job in 1935 as a field investigator for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). 1933, amidst the Great depression. White Angel Breadline is Lange’s first attempt at photographing outside of her studio. This photo, taken of an unemployed man at the White Angel Jungle at the local food bank near her studio. This image captured the despair of her period, making it an icon. 1936, Lange’s encounter with Florence Thompson, a single mother. Lange describes her story and says, “She had sold the tires of her car for food.” This is one of her biggest works outside of her studio and uses shadows and a lack of colour...
