DOROTHEA LANGE – SEEING PEOPLE

Posted on 2023-09-25

During her long, prolific, and groundbreaking career, the American photographer Dorothea Lange made some of the most iconic portraits of the 20th century. Dorothea Lange: Seeing People reframes Lange’s work through the lens of portraiture, highlighting her unique ability to discover and reveal the character and resilience of those she photographed.

Featuring some 100 photographs, the exhibition addresses her innovative approaches to picturing people, emphasizing her work on social issues including economic disparity, migration, poverty, and racism.

Opposite – Grandfather and grandson of Japanese ancestry at a War Relocation Authority center, Manzanar, California, July 1942

Exhibition runs through to March 31st, 2024

National Gallery of Art
4th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington
DC 20565

www.nga.gov