White Angel Breadline, San Francisco

Artist Dorothea Lange (American, 1895 - 1965)

Date1933

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 11 5/8 × 9 15/16 inches (29.53 × 25.24 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/16 × 10 5/8 inches (31.59 × 26.99 cm)
Mount: 12 7/16 × 10 5/8 inches (31.59 × 26.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4324

SignedOn mount verso, top, in black pen: "PHOTOGRAPH BY DOROTHEA LANGE / SAN FRANCISCO, 1933"; Artist's stamp on mount verso, center, in black ink: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / DOROTHEA LANGE / 1163 EUCLID AVENUE / BERKELEY / CALIFORNIA".

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MarkingsOn sheet recto, lower left, in blue pen: "Please Return"; On mount verso, top, in black pen: "PLEASE RETURN / TO PHOTOGRAPHER /1163 EUCLID AVE. / BERKELEY 8, CALIF. / ONE TIME REPRODUTION / RIGHTS ONLY"

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DescriptionImage of several men, allwearing hats standing closely together with their backs towards the viewer in the background. In the foreground, one man faces the viewer. He is leaning against one of two wooden boards that cuts across the bottom third of the frame. His face is partially covered by a light colored, but soiled, hat. His hands are folded together. A metal cup rest on the board between his arms.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Rotation 18. The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, December 17, 2014 – May 3, 2015, no cat.

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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