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"Old age" near Washington, Pennsylvania

July 1936

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names

Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image shows an elderly man sitting on a wooden chair on the porch of a dilapidated wooden house. He is facing slightly towards the viewer, with his head bowed and resting on his chest. He has short gray hair and is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, dark pants, work boots, and a brimmed hat. The man is surrounded by a rustic porch with a worn appearance, and the house shows signs of damage. The porch overlooks a patch of grass and weeds, with additional wooden structures in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Dimensions

image/sheet: 18.9 × 23.5 cm (7 7/16 × 9 1/4 in.)
mount: 36.6 × 29.3 cm (14 7/16 × 11 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

2016.191.95

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Swann Auction Galleries, New York, 19 May 2011); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Susan Steinhauser

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: DOROTHEA LANGE; bottom right in graphite: ILDLI

Wikidata ID

Q64146841

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