Just another personal mental note. I have seen this iconic photo of America's Great Depression for such a long time but the identity of the photographer was never registered in my mind until my recent visit to SFMOMA. I just found out that she became famous here in the San Francisco Bay Area and used to live in Berkeley. In 1945, Lange was invited by Ansel Adams to accept a position as faculty at the first fine art photography department at the California School of Fine Arts (CSFA).
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver announced on May 28, 2008 that Lange will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame, located at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts. The induction ceremony took place on December 15 and her son accepted the honor in her place.
