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American Masters Episode 28.07 Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
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American Masters Episode 28.07 Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning

Episode Premiere
August 29, 2014
Genre
Documentary
Production Company
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Official Site
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/
Episode Premiere
August 29, 2014
Genre
Documentary
Period
1986 -
Production Co
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Distributor
PBS
Official Site
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/

A profile of photographer Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), who captured iconic images of the Great Depression, Dust Bowl and WWII Japanese-American internment camps, by her granddaughter (and acclaimed cinematographer) Dyanna Taylor. The personal documentary incorporates family memories, journals, photos and film footage; interviews and vérité sequences of Lange at her Bay Area home studio, circa 1962-1965; and insights from family, friends and colleagues.