Texan refugees' car, they are seeking work in the carrot fields of the Coachella Valley, California

February 1937

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

This is a photograph of a vintage truck in a barren landscape. The image depicts an old truck with a wooden open cabin and a covered rear section, parked on a dry, flat expanse of land. The truck's front wheel on the left side appears flat, and various wooden objects, including a ladder and a large piece of timber, are haphazardly placed over the front of the vehicle. The truck has wooden-spoked wheels and a license plate that reads "A38851." The background shows a blurry line of trees and distant hills under a clear sky. The lack of people and the condition of the vehicle suggest a scene of abandonment or neglect.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Hertzman, Inc., San Francisco, CA; (Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA, 1 February 2007; gift to NGA, 2016.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: #6789 / VINTAGE / $3000; vertical along left edge in blue pencil: [check mark] / X Photography By - Lange, Dorothea; vertical along left edge on white label with tape, typed in black ink: RA-16118-C Resettlement Administration Photo by Lange / "100 Years of Independence." / Texan refugees seek work in the carrot fields of Coachella Valley, / California. February, 1937.; center in graphite: Ra 16118-C; center right stamped in red ink: RETURN TO: / TIME, INC. / FILE; upper right perpendicular in graphite: OA #6454; vertical along right edge in blue pencil: AGRICULTURE - FARMERS - AMER - MIGRATORY - TRAVELING

Wikidata ID

Q64146786

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