I took a series of pictures of Paul throughout his
house. This is the room that he called his and Dorthea's workroom. Now
Dorthea Lange has been dead a long time, but when we reached the
threshold of that room, Paul said, "Don't you just feel Dorthea
here?" It's almost impossible to be sure what he meant. I think he
was referring to a spiritual presence, but on the other hand, the room
is absolutely full of memorabilia of Dorthea. Her photographs dominate
the walls, and there are artifacts she and Paul collected from around
the world. So he could very well have meant something else. It was very
definitely his favorite room in the house; his favorite place to be. I
chose to do his portrait in this way, because I think, in this case, you
get a better biographical sketch of the man.
GPB
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