"During her long, prolific, and groundbreaking career, the American photographer Dorothea Lange made some of the most iconic portraits of the 20th century."

"San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid overcame public opinion, economics and the extreme challenges of its location to become one of the world's most famous buildings"

"Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Robert Louis Stevenson ,Jack London, and Ambrose Bierce all worked out of it."

"The San Francisco restaurant Coppa’s became legendary in the early 20th century as a gathering spot for bohemian artists and writers, especially after they decorated its walls with curious and intriguing murals."

"But who was the woman pictured? And how did she and her family feel about its existence in the world?"

"When we look at Migrant Mother, for example, we’re also looking at Lange as she was in the moment she took that picture..."

“But creative kids will always find a way, especially in San Francisco.”

“I’ve never not been sure that I was a photographer,” Dorothea Lange said, “any more than you would not be sure that you were yourself.”

“Wherever he went—in the City and surrounding areas, but also on long trips to Arizona and New Mexico—he carried little drawing pads in the pockets of his roomy jackets.”