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Dorothea Lange : Grab a Hunk of Lightning by Elizabeth Partridge (2013, Hardcover)

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This beautiful volume celebrates one of the twentieth centurys most important photographers, Dorothea Lange. Led off by an authoritative biographical essay by Elizabeth Partridge (Langes goddaughter), the book goes on to showcase Langes work in over a hundred glorious plates. Dorothea Lange is the only career-spanning monograph of this major photographers oeuvre in print, and features images ranging from her iconic Depression-era photograph "Migrant Mother" to lesser-known images from her global travels later in life. Presented as the companion book to a PBS American Masters episode that will air in 2014, this deluxe hardcover offers an intimate and unparalleled view into the life and work of one of our most cherished documentary photographers.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherChronicle Books

ISBN-101452122164

ISBN-139781452122168

eBay Product ID (ePID)159813294

Product Key Features

Book TitleDorothea Lange : Grab a Hunk of Lightning

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

TopicIndividual Photographers / Monographs, Individual Photographers / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers

IllustratorYes

GenrePhotography, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorElizabeth Partridge

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight49 Oz

Item Length12.5 in

Item Width9.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2013-010192

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Although she may be known best for her stirring portraits of Depression-era life, photojournalist Dorothea Lange had a career that spanned decades and continents. This new book was carefully curated by her goddaughter, Elizabeth Partridge, and represents the most comprehensive collection of Lange's work to date." - Reader's Digest.com, "In Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning, Lange's goddaughter Elizabeth Partridge, an accomplished and prolific author in her own right, presents a first-of-its-kind career-spanning monograph of the legendary photographer's work, placing her most famous and enduring photographs in a biographical context that adds new dimension to these iconic images." - Brain Pickings -- -, "In Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning, Lange's goddaughter Elizabeth Partridge, an accomplished and prolific author in her own right, presents a first-of-its-kind career-spanning monograph of the legendary photographer's work, placing her most famous and enduring photographs in a biographical context that adds new dimension to these iconic images." - Brain Pickings, "Although she may be known best for her stirring portraits of Depression-era life, photojournalist Dorothea Lange had a career that spanned decades and continents. This new book was carefully curated by her goddaughter, Elizabeth Partridge, and represents the most comprehensive collection of Lange's work to date." - Reader's Digest.com -- -

Dewey Decimal770.92

SynopsisThis beautiful volume celebrates one of the twentieth century's most important photographers, Dorothea Lange. Led off by an authoritative biographical essay by Elizabeth Partridge (Lange's goddaughter), the book goes on to showcase Lange's work in over a hundred glorious plates. Dorothea Lange is the only career-spanning monograph of this major photographer's oeuvre in print, and features images ranging from her iconic Depression-era photograph "Migrant Mother" to lesser-known images from her global travels later in life. Presented as the companion book to a PBS American Masters episode that will air in 2014, this deluxe hardcover offers an intimate and unparalleled view into the life and work of one of our most cherished documentary photographers.

LC Classification NumberTR140.L3P365 2013