Dorothea Lange ‘American Masters’ profile to premiere on PBS August 29

A PBS profile of Dorothea Lange, the photographer behind some of the most iconic images of the Great Depression and…

Must See: ‘Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning’ PBS Documentary

On August 29th, PBS will broadcast AMERICAN MASTERS: Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning . The captivating life story of the famed photojournalist as told by her own granddaughter, award-Winning cinematographer Dyanna Taylor. Using Lange’s own photographs and writings, the documentary also contains film footage of Dorothea choosing which of her works, would be included in the exhibition for the one-woman career retrospective, at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, near the end of her life.

KPFA Radio Interview with Dyanna Taylor

On KPFA Women’s Magazine filmmaker Dyanna Taylor discusses her new film about her grandmother, photographer Dorothea Lange. Grab a Hunk of…

WORLD PREMIERE of Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning at the Oakland Museum

This event is now SOLD OUT. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door. 

Join members of Dorothea Lange’s family at the world premiere of the new American Masters documentary Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning at the Oakland Museum of California before the film’s nationwide television premiere on Friday, August 29 on PBS (check local listings). Most famous for her celebrated photograph Migrant Mother, Dorothea Lange’s enduring images document five turbulent decades of American history, including the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and World War II Japanese American internment camps. Lange’s granddaughter, award-winning cinematographer Dyanna Taylor, directs and narrates this intimate documentary that combines family memories and journals with never-before-seen photos and film footage, exploring the life, passions and uncompromising vision of this influential photographer.

THIRTEEN’s American Masters Series Co-Produces New Documentary about “Migrant Mother” Photographer Dorothea Lange by Her Granddaughter, Award-Winning Cinematographer Dyanna Taylor

NEW YORK – July 7, 2014) Her celebrated photograph “Migrant Mother” is one of the most recognized and arresting images in the world, a haunting portrait that came to represent the suffering of America’s Great Depression. Yet few know the story, struggles and profound body of work of the woman behind the camera: Dorothea Lange (May 26, 1895 – Oct. 11, 1965).