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The making of a documentary photographer: oral history with Dorothea Lange
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Title
The making of a documentary photographer: oral history with Dorothea Lange
Series Title
Collection Guide (External)
Created Date
1960 to 1961
Description
Comments on Gertrude Albright, Stack Paul (sp?), and Piazzoni
Early interest in photography
study with Clarence White
work with Arnold Genthe
her photography studio in San Francisco
marriage to Maynard Dixon
Bohemian group in San Francisco
beginnings of documentary photography and photo-journalism
photography work for the U.S. government - Farm Security Administration, Office of War Information and War Relocation Authority
comments on taking, printing, captioning and exhibiting pictures. Photographs inserted. Appended: copy of memorial service
tributes appearing in various magazines
her proposal for a photography center
copies of articles about her, etc.
Early interest in photography
study with Clarence White
work with Arnold Genthe
her photography studio in San Francisco
marriage to Maynard Dixon
Bohemian group in San Francisco
beginnings of documentary photography and photo-journalism
photography work for the U.S. government - Farm Security Administration, Office of War Information and War Relocation Authority
comments on taking, printing, captioning and exhibiting pictures. Photographs inserted. Appended: copy of memorial service
tributes appearing in various magazines
her proposal for a photography center
copies of articles about her, etc.
Creators and Contributors
Creator:
Unknown
Interviewer: Riess, Suzanne B.
Performer: Bancroft Library. Oral History Center
Interviewee: Lange, Dorothea
Interviewer: Riess, Suzanne B.
Performer: Bancroft Library. Oral History Center
Interviewee: Lange, Dorothea
Subject Topic
Subject Entity
Genre
Spatial Coverage
Language
Media Type
Format
1/4 inch audio tape
Extent
1
Tape
Generation
Original
Base Type
Acetate; Polyester
Stock Manufacturer
Scotch
Silent or Sound
Sound
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Country of Creation
United States
Contributing Organization
Call Number
Phonotape 266:2 B
Contributing Organization Contact Information
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
Phone: (510) 643-4784
Phone: (510) 643-4784
Organization Websites
Link to Internet Archive
Additional Technical Notes for Item
note on container: "1-124 ft. Cunningham, Imogen; 125-958 ft. Lange, Dorothea. Half track Left Ch. Only. 3 3/4 ips (hum). 6 min. - Cunningham. 41 min. Lange"