Dorothea Lange: A Photographer's Life

Dorothea Lange's depression-era photographs became mythic symbols in their time and are exhibited worldwide as standards of classic photography. In this first biography of Lange, Milton Meltzer documents her development as an artist and provides a moving portrayal of a life burdened with illness and the conflicting demands of family and profession.

Author: Milton Meltzer
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 02/01/2000
Pages: 424
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.17w x 0.92d
ISBN: 9780815606222

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.7
Point Value: 26
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 59704 / Dorothea Lange: A Photographer's Life


Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2000 pg. 207

About the Author
Milton Meltzer is the author of many books of history and biography, four of them nominated for the National Book Award. He lives in New York City.