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Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange

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An American photographer who took powerful photos of farm and migrant workers during the Great Depression
  • proper noun
  • /ˌdɔːrəˈθiːə læŋɡ/
: Dorothea Lange
  • Dorothea Lange documented the struggles of American migrant workers through her evocative photographs.

Examples

  • The famous photographer Dorothea Lange captured the struggles of the Great Depression.

  • The name Dorothea Lange is often associated with the iconic image "Migrant Mother."

  • An exhibition of Dorothea Lange's work drew attention to the realities of the Great Depression.

  • Have you seen the work of Dorothea Lange?

  • Dorothea Lange is revered for her haunting portraits that vividly illustrate the hardships faced by rural American families during the Great Depression.

  • Many students of photography study Dorothea Lange to understand how her work highlighted the plight of migrant workers.

  • The exhibition featuring Dorothea Lange's iconic photographs provides deep insight into the socio-economic conditions of the 1930s.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Dorothea + Lange

This is a proper name (a personal name) whose parts are not lexical words with compositional meaning; knowing 'Dorothea' and 'Lange' as word forms does not let a learner infer the referent or biographical meaning. Proper names are referential and language-specific, so the MWE's meaning (a US photographer known for Great Depression portraits) is not derivable from its constituents and is therefore opaque to learners.

Etymology

Dorothea Lange is an American photographer known for powerful photos of poor farm families during the Great Depression. Her famous picture 'Migrant Mother', showing a worried mother and her children, became a strong image of hard times, so her name now stands for photos that show people's real struggles.