Dorothea Lange, the American photographer and documentary image artist, died on October 11, 1965 at the age of 70. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1895, Lange studied photography in New York, apprenticing and working for a number of photographers in the city. After moving to San Francisco in 1918, Lange opened her own commercial portrait studio and gained critical acclaim for her photos depicting the natural beauty of the regional landscape. During The Great Depression, Lange was hired by the Resettlement Administration to document the living conditions of impoverished Americans inDust Bowl farming communities in the American West. This photographic portfolio is perhaps her most iconic, featuring an image of Florence Owens Thompson and her children known as ‘Migrant Mother’ that has been selected for preservation by the U.S. Library of Congress. Along with fellow photographer Ansel Adams, Lange helped establish a cultural appreciation for the beauty of nature inherent in the western United States. Lange was a member of both the California and American Societies of Professional Photography. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1941. Lange was married to painter Maynard Dixon, with whom she had two sons. Lange’s legacy is one of compassion, resilience, and celebration of the human spirit. Her photos influenced generations of documentary photography as well as inspired contemporary photographers.