Dorothea Lange, The Eye of a Photographer by June Avignone

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Book: Dorothea Lange, The Eye of a Photographer
Author: June Avignone
ISBN: 978-0-02-203058-2

Chapter 1: Looking Closely at the World

1. In what year was Dorothea Lange born?
2. Where was Dorothea Lange born?
3. What happened to Dorothea when she was seven years old?
4. What happened to her right foot?
5. To what city did Dorothea moved to with her mother?
6. What was the name of the university that Lange attended?
7. What was the name of Lange’s professor?

Chapter 2: Portraits by a Young Artist

8. At age 22, Lange moved to ______________________________, California.
9. Who is credited with this quote?  “You put your camera around your neck along with putting on your shoes, and there it is, a part of your body that shares your life with you.  The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
10. What was the name of Dorothea’s husband?
11. How many children did they have?
12. What were the boys’ names?
13. “Dixon made his living painting __________________________  ________________________.
14. What happened in 1929?
15. How many people were out of work by 1933?
16. What happened to Lange and Dixon during this period?
17. What was this period known as?
18. What was the wealthy woman who set up the breadline known as?

Chapter 3: Capturing the Great Depression

19. What program was developed by the New Deal program?
20. What was the name of Lange’s second husband?
21. When was the Dust Bowl?
22. What happened during the Dust Bowl?
23. Which U.S. writer wrote about this time period?
24. Lange did not considered herself an activist.  True or False
25. Lange’s work is often called _________________________________  ______________________ because it records a time in history.



Chapter 4: World War II and Beyond

26. What happened on December 7, 1941?
27. What did President Roosevelt do?
28. When did Lange die?