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Outskirts of Shafter, Kern County, California
Outskirts of Shafter, Kern County, California

Outskirts of Shafter, Kern County, California

Artist Dorothea Lange (American, 1895 - 1965)
DateApril 11, 1940
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 5/8 × 13 7/16 inches (26.99 × 34.13 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 13/16 inches (27.62 × 35.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2749
SignedOn sheet verso, upper left, in pencil: "Lange"
InscribedOn sheet verso, upper left, in pencil: "BAE" / "neg to Apr. 11 1940 / Outskirts of Shafter, Kern Co Calif"; On sheet verso, top of right edge, in pencil: "BAE / Shafter / Outskirts of Kern Co."; On sheet verso, center, in blue pencil: "Subs 1 [...?] / Shacktown / in / [?] a great soceity / for documentary photograph / will caption for new...[?]".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "143-67-92"; On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "J54" [circled]; On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "2005.27.2749" / "P5.143.067.92".
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DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print of aerial view of houses, farmland.Exhibition History

Dignity vs. Despair: Dorothea Lange and the Depression Era Photographers, 1933-1941. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 23 – November 26, 2017, no cat.

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