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Death in the doorway, Grayson, San Joaquin Valley, California
Death in the doorway, Grayson, San Joaquin Valley, California

Death in the doorway, Grayson, San Joaquin Valley, California

Artist Dorothea Lange (American, 1895 - 1965)
Date1938
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 inches (26.51 × 32.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4321
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, right edge, in black pen: "very large"; On sheet verso, center, in pencil: "1" [circled] / "38063 #3".
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DescriptionImage of a corpse lying at the door of a church.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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