Dorothea Lange: References & Edit History
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Biographies on Lange include Milton Meltzer, Dorothea Lange: A Photographer’s Life (1978, reissued 2000); and Linda Gordon, Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits (2009). Aperture Foundation, Dorothea Lange, with an essay by Christopher Cox (1982, reissued 1987); Therese Thau Heyman, Sandra S. Phillips, and John Szarkowski, Dorothea Lange: American Photographs (1994); Elizabeth Partridge (ed.), Dorothea Lange: A Visual Life (1994); and Anne Whiston Spirn, Daring to Look: Dorothea Lange’s Photographs and Reports from the Field (2008), are critical examinations of the photographer’s career.
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| Cross-reference added to Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California. | Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | May 22, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 07, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 20, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 11, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Photographers - Dorothea Lange. | Jun 25, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Artnet - Dorothea Lange. | Jun 25, 2021 | ||
| Removed cross-reference to Paul Taylor. | Aug 13, 2020 | ||
| Changed “Roy Styker” to “Roy Stryker.” | May 14, 2020 | ||
| Added information on her marriages and death. | Dec 04, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 06, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Aperture Magazine - A Timeline from Its Inception to the Present Time. | Jan 06, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Aperture Magazine - A Timeline from Its Inception to the Present Time. | Jan 06, 2016 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Dec 18, 2014 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 18, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Dorothea Lange. | May 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Atget Photography.com - Biography of Dorothea Lange. | May 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Art Story - Biography of Dorothea Lange. | Apr 08, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Museum of Contemporary Photography - Biography of Dorothea Lange. | Jul 30, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Getty - Biography of Dorothea Lange. | Jul 30, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Museum of Modern Art - Biography of Dorothea Lange. | Jul 30, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum - Biography of Dorothea Lange. | Jul 30, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Dorothea Lange. | Jul 30, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Biography of Dorothea Lange. | Jul 30, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | Apr 20, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: The History Place - Dorothea Lange Photos. | May 16, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 27, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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