City in transition, Oakland, California

1942

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image shows a Victorian-style building with intricate details and tall windows. In the foreground, there is a sign reading "Ted Clark Motor Co. USED CARS" on a pole, with the number "2703" displayed prominently. The sky is clear in the background. A vintage automobile and a wall are partially visible on the right side.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothea Lange, Berkeley, CA; The Lange Family Collection, CA; (Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York); (Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA, 25 January 2006; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left, in black ink underlined: 56; top center, in graphite: Lange; top right, in graphite: Y1064; center in graphite circled: 42016; bottom right in graphite circled, perpendicular: 36

Wikidata ID

Q64146781

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