American Masters
Season 28 Episode 7 - Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
7.4 ?
1986
Documentary
A profile of photographer Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), who captured iconic images of the Great Depression, Dust Bowl and WWII Japanese-American internment camps, by her granddaughter (and acclaimed cinematographer) Dyanna Taylor. The personal documentary incorporates family memories, journals, photos and film footage; interviews and vérité sequences of Lange at her Bay Area home studio, circa 1962-1965; and insights from family, friends and colleagues.
Episodes in Season 28
1
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love
90 min
2
Salinger
90 min
3
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
90 min
4
A Fierce Green Fire
90 min
5
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
90 min
6
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
90 min
7
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
90 min
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8
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
90 min
9
The Boomer List
90 min
10
Bing Crosby Rediscovered
90 min
