The story, struggles and profound body of work of photographer Dorothea Lange.

Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning American Masters

Premiered August 29, 2014
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Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning

Her photograph Migrant Mother is one of the most recognized and arresting images in the world, a portrait that came to represent America's Great Depression. Yet few know the story, struggles and profound body of work of the woman who created the portrait: Dorothea Lange. Directed and narrated by Lange's granddaughter Dyanna Taylor.

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