Unemployed, Howard Street, San Francisco, 1934
Artist
Dorothea Lange
(American, 1895 - 1965)
Date1934
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 1/4 × 7 inches (23.5 × 17.78 cm)
Mount: 9 1/4 × 7 inches (23.5 × 17.78 cm)
Mount: 9 1/4 × 7 inches (23.5 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4219
SignedSigned and dated on image recto, upper left, in pencil: "Dorothea Lange 1933";
Artist's stamp on mount verso, center, in black ink: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / DOROTHEA LANGE / 1163 EUCLID AVENUE / BERKELEY / CALIFORNIA"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "324021-3";
On mount verso, upper left corner, in red pen: "13".
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of two men sitting on bench leaning against a brick wall. Man in background is wearing a dark suit and hat and sits reading a newspaper. Man in foregroung wears a light colored sports coat, work pants and a hat. His hands are folded across his lap and his eyes are closed.Exhibition HistoryDignity 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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Dorothea Lange
1934
2005.27.4180
