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What is Dorothea Lange best known for?

  • Portrait photography

  • Fashion photography

  • Sports photography

  • Depression-era work

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Dorothea Lange is renowned for her poignant Depression-era photography. Her iconic images captured the plight of migrant workers, farmers, and other marginalized communities during the Great Depression. Lange's work raised awareness about the human toll of economic hardship and became a defining element of the era's visual narrative.
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