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patlo's review
5.0
Before reading this book, I knew something of Dorothea Lange, but not much. This peek into her social documentary photography was powerful... And watching her grow into her vision and voice was astounding. She's now one of my artistic heroes, and photographic heroes. I will be studying more of her work, as much as I can find.
cherryghost15's review
4.0
Good intro about this remarkable woman and her work.
Includes many photos.
jchant's review
5.0
I recently saw the American Masters film on the life of Dorothea Lange on PBS, and I knew that I had to read and view (view definitely being the operative word) this companion volume. The book consists of a short biographical essay, followed by many of Lange's most memorable photographs. Her most famous, Migrant Mother is here, of course, but there were others that tell other devastating stories: unemployed men in San Fransisco, Japanese children in internment camps, black sharecroppers in the South.
The photographs are all visually stunning, but this quote of Lange's resonated with me the most:
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The photographs are all visually stunning, but this quote of Lange's resonated with me the most:
One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind. To live a visual life is an enormous undertaking, practically unattainable. I have only touched it, just touched it.
Update: I read this book again In 2020 after reading [b:Learning to See|40042520|Learning to See|Elise Hooper|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1536787876l/40042520._SY75_.jpg|57738383], because I wanted to refresh my memory on the actual details of her life and immerse myself once again in her photography.
heypretty52's review
4.0
For the photographer of such iconic images as "Migrant Mother" and "White Angel Breadline," not many people seem to know that for the early part of her career, Dorothea Lange's work also helped affect actual social change for many of her subjects. As a budding artist, Lange worked for a federal social program and reported areas that needed aide. Later in life, Lange was able to focus more on the artistic side of her photography, but she could never escape her inscrutable eye for the human condition. Partridge's short biography paired with Lange's own photo captions presents a life of difficulty and difference.
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