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The Defendant, Alameda County Courthouse, California
The Defendant, Alameda County Courthouse, California

The Defendant, Alameda County Courthouse, California

Artist Dorothea Lange (American, 1895 - 1965)
Date1957
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 12 3/16 × 9 3/4 inches (30.96 × 24.77 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4196
SignedArtist's stamp on sheet verso, top, in black ink: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / DOROTHEA LANGE / 1163 EUCLID AVENUE / BERKELEY / CALIFORNIA / TELEPHONE LANDSCAPE 4-3880"
InscribedOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "From the collection / of Rondal Partridge"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "$5200"; On sheet verso, right edge, in pencil: "[?] k-1 / R/11 / 20" / [?] 1:1".
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DescriptionVintage print of a man (the defendant) sitting in the courtroom with his head in his hands.
Copyright© The Dorothea Lange Collection, Oakland Museum of California
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