Mexican American child, San Francisco

1928

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image shows a close-up portrait of a young child from the top of her head to just below her shoulders. She is facing the camera directly with a slightly tilted head, capturing her full face. Her facial features are prominent, with large, expressive eyes that reflect light, giving them a shiny appearance, and her mouth is slightly open. Her hair is parted in the middle with loose strands falling over her forehead and styled in loose braids over her shoulders. She is wearing a long-sleeved top with a darker rectangular patch across the chest. The child is not wearing any visible jewelry, and there are no objects in her hands. The background is dark and neutral with a subtle texture.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Museum of Modern Art, New York. (Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA, 20 October 2009; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • Dorothea Lange: The Museum of Modern Art, January 26-April 10, 1966

2023

  • Dorothea Lange: Seeing People, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 2023 - 2024, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1966

  • Museum of Modern Art. Dorothea Lange. Exh. cat. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1966: 16.

1978

  • Meltzer, Milton. Dorothea Lange: A Photographer's Life. Toronto, 1978: 112.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite underlined: No 167; upper center: (21B); upper center circled: 15; bottom left corner: E66.15.2; bottom left: EMG 119; bottom center: DLA-00031-SP; bottom right: 9.

Wikidata ID

Q64146811

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