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Archived Programs

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition:
A Life Surrounding a Cabin:
Dorothea Lange at Steep Ravine
Dorothea Lange photographs from the collection of the Oakland Museum of California

Public Programs
Join us to learn more about Dorothea Lange, her work, and the Marin County destination that captivated her during the last years of her life.

(Note program locations, as indicated in each listing below.)

Lunchtime with Lange
Docent-led tours of the exhibition, each followed by a brown bag lunch discussion.

Wednesdays:
November 22, 2006
December 20, 2006
January 17, 2007
February 14, 2007

A Universal Language – Slide Lecture by Daniel Dixon Daniel Dixon, son of Dorothea Lange and painter Maynard Dixon, presented an illustrated lecture detailing the universal appeal of his mother’s oeuvre.
Saturday, January 20, 2007

2 – 3:30 pm Slide lecture followed by discussion with Daniel Dixon
San Rafael City Hall – Council Chambers
1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael

3:30 – 5 pm Reception
Marin History Museum
1125 B Street (at corner of Mission Ave.), San Rafael

$10 general admission
$5 for MHM members

Steep Ravine Readings
Focus on the past, present, and future of Steep Ravine. Featuring readings and presentations by Samantha R. Toffoli, Marin District Interpretive Specialist, California State Parks; Sandy Fish, actress, writer and current Camp Host at Steep Ravine; and Jim Ring, architect.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
6 – 7 pm
South Novato Library
6 Hamilton Landing
Hangar 6, Suite 140A
Novato
(415) 506-3164

Presented in collaboration with the South Novato Library and the California State Parks, Marin District..

Dorothea Lange: A Visual Life
Screening of Meg Partridge’s engaging film, Dorothea Lange: A Visual Life, followed by questions and answers with the filmmaker and her father Rondal Partridge, Dorothea Lange’s long-time colleague and friend. Thursday, February 15, 2007
7 pm
Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center
1118 4th Street
San Rafael

Co-presented by the California Film Institute.

Dorothea Lange at Steep Ravine Weekend
Two programs presented in conjunction with the Bolinas Museum for the closing weekend of the exhbition tour to Bolinas Museum and Stinson Beach Library.

Screening of Meg Partridge's film Dorothea Lange: A Visual Life
Friday, August 15, 2008, 7 pm
Location:
Bolinas Firehouse
100 Mesa Road, Bolinas

Memories of a Place: Steep Ravine
Round table discussion with Dorothea Lange's family and friends
Saturday, August 16, 2008, 3 pm
Location:
Bolinas Museum Courtyard

Dorothea Lange, Untitled, 1961
Copyright the Dorothea Lange Collection, Oakland Museum of California, The City of Oakland. Gift of Paul S. Taylor.

Photographer unknown, Untitled (Dorothea Lange and grandchildren), c. 1964
Copyright the Dorothea Lange Collection, Oakland Museum of California, The City of Oakland. Gift of Paul S. Taylor.

Dorothea Lange, Untitled, 1957
Copyright the Dorothea Lange Collection, Oakland Museum of California, The City of Oakland. Gift of Paul S. Taylor.

Dorothea Lange, Untitled, 1960
Copyright the Dorothea Lange Collection, Oakland Museum of California, The City of Oakland. Gift of Paul S. Taylor.