Helen, Vernalis, near Tracy, California

1949

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image shows a woman photographed from a low angle, capturing her from the waist up and emphasizing her side profile. She appears to be leaning slightly backward with both hands positioned on her lower back. Her facial features are in profile, showing a delicate nose and a soft outline of her face, and her hair is gently swept back. She is wearing a short-sleeved, light-colored top tucked into a flowing skirt. The background is a vast, lightly clouded sky with a thin, diagonal line, possibly a wire or cable, stretching across the scene. In the far background, there is the faint silhouette of another person.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothea Lange, Berkeley, CA; by descent to Helen Dixon, her daughter-in-law, CA, 1965. (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA, 9 July 2004); gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: RG 12970; bottom left corner: 9; bottom left: Helen 1949 / Vernallis outside Tracy

Wikidata ID

Q64146766

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