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Ex-tenant farmer on relief grant in the Imperial Valley, California
Ex-tenant farmer on relief grant in the Imperial Valley, California

Ex-tenant farmer on relief grant in the Imperial Valley, California

Artist Dorothea Lange (American, 1895 - 1965)
DateMarch 1937
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 8 7/16 × 11 13/16 inches (21.43 × 30 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4318
SignedBlack stamp on sheet verso, center, with black pen: "FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION / Photo By Dorothea Lange / Date 1937 Neg. No. 16336-C"
InscribedOn sheet verso, upper left, in red pencil: "EX-TENANT FARMER, IMPERIAL VALLEY, CALIF."
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DescriptionImage of three weathered-looking men in hats.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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