“The National Eye of Conscience:” Dorothea Lange’s Images of the Japanese Internment

Initially, I thought I would pay tribute to Zsazsa with a text developed from a lecture I gave at a symposium we both attended in November 2022. However, as I saw her drying off her tears at the end of my presentation, I realized the topic would not be appropriate. I therefore chose another one – which is not light-hearted either, but stands as testimony to how the impact of a devoted singular woman acting on her conscience will last well beyond the time of those in power who wished to silence her.