Dorothea Lange

Supported by government programs and new picture magazines like LIFE, Dorothea Lange and other photographers of the 1930s and '40s created an indelible record of everyday life in difficult times. The Great Depression caused many photographers to consider the camera as an instrument of social change. Foremost among this group was Berkeley photographer Dorothea Lange, whose intimate pictures of people in distress were driven by a deep personal empathy. She continued her intensely personal work after the Depression, creating series on the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II, Irish country life, and postwar suburban California, among many other projects. The Oakland Museum of California houses Lange’s personal archive, a gift from the artist that includes 25,000 negatives, 6,000 vintage prints, field notes, and personal memorabilia. Curators and researchers from around the world visit the Museum to access the Lange collection.

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Metropolitan Oakland Police Wagon\|Black Maria, Oakland Dorothea Lange c.1957	"Stepping Off", Little Man\|Little Man, Stepping off a Cable Car Dorothea Lange 1956 Both Catalog Sheet Volme 9 and Proof Sheet Volume 49 have this note
The New California - Highway Construction, near Hercules Dorothea Lange 1956	House Building, Contra Costa Co.\|Other Items Around Contra Costa Co. Dorothea Lange c.1956
John Dixon & Farm Dorothea Lange c.1955	John, Helen, Gregor - The Coming of Andrew Dorothea Lange 1955
People Dorothea Lange ca. 1954 This negative was found in the Lange Problem box. This is one of a strip of two negatives cataloged as 67.137.54192.10 through .11	Kenneally's boy Dorothea Lange n.d.
County Clare, 1954\|People (same person as 54247) Dorothea Lange c.1954 Lange Problem #329. Evidently this is Dorothea Lange's personal duplicate negative.	Country Road, 1954\|People (same person as 54247) Dorothea Lange c.1954 Lange Problem #329. (Resolved 9/23/94)
Patrick Flanagan on Tubber Green 1954 Dorothea Lange 1954 This is one of a strip of three 35mm negatives cataloged as 67.137.54100.32 through .34	Children Dorothea Lange n.d.
Children Dorothea Lange n.d. Found in Lange Problem box -was missing.	Sunday, Western Ireland, 1954\|(Going to) Church Dorothea Lange 1954
People Dorothea Lange ca. 1954 This is one of a strip of three negatives cataloged as 67.137.54031.1 through .3	Town Dorothea Lange ca. 1954 This is one of a strip of three negatives cataloged as 67.137.54036.4 through .6
Children Dorothea Lange n.d.	Toquerville, Utah 1953, Sunday in Summer Series, "The Gals"\|Sunday in Summer\|1.) "The Gals" 2.) Sunday in Summer Series Dorothea Lange 1953
Charlie Bringhurst Ancestor Worship\|Charlie Bringhurst Dorothea Lange 1953 This image was featured in the Lange Retrospective at NY MOMA. There are three identical images and it is difficult to tell which is the actual negative used. All three negatives have the same...	St. George Views approaching town\|Views Approaching St. George Dorothea Lange n.d. Notes in Proof Book Volume 41: "53237-97: St. George." Paper stapled to bottom of page reads: "St. George 1) general views approaching town 2) road signs 3) Main street - highway in town 4)...
St. George Views approaching town\|Views Approaching St. George Dorothea Lange n.d. Notes in Proof Book Volume 41: "53237-97: St. George." Paper stapled to bottom of page reads: "St. George 1) general views approaching town 2) road signs 3) Main street - highway in town 4)...	Untitled Dorothea Lange 1953
1.) Town 2.) Folklore Society Dorothea Lange ca. 1954 This is one of a strip of five 35mm negatives cataloged as 67.137.54000.3 through .7	A. C. Woman; Kids in Summertime; Horseplay Dorothea Lange 1953