Dorothea’s Eyes: Dorothea Lange Photographs the Truth

This biography follows Dorothea Lange from childhood into her work as a photographer. After polio leaves her with a limp, she wants to disappear, but learns to stay in the background and observe people closely. Despite her family’s disapproval, she pursues an artistic life and turns her lens toward people affected by the Great Depression. The book traces her development as a documentary photographer and her attention to previously unseen subjects.