Mary Ann Savage, a faithful Mormon all her life, Toquerville, Utah

1931, printed c. 1950

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image shows an older woman in profile. She is facing to the right, with her head slightly tilted back. Her facial features include a prominent nose and chin, with deep wrinkles around her eyes and mouth. Her gray hair is styled in soft waves and pulled back neatly. She is wearing a high-collared blouse with a ruffled edge and small patterns visible on the fabric, with a checkered pattern at the shoulder. The background is blurred with foliage, suggesting an outdoor setting with dappled light through the leaves.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 35.2 × 27.9 cm (13 7/8 × 11 in.)
    mount: 38.2 × 28 cm (15 1/16 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.191.80

  • Series Title

    The American Country Woman

More About this Artwork

Video:  Photograph Like a Great: Dorothea Lange

Washington, D.C. artist and native Dee Dwyer attempts to recreate the emotion and impact of Dorothea Lange's memorable photographs in her own work.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

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

Bibliography

2009

  • Rubio, Oliva María, Sandra S. Phillips, Jack Von Euw, and Richard K. Doud, in collaboration with PHotoEspaña. Dorothea Lange: The Crucial Years, 1930–1946. Madrid, 2009: 18.

Inscriptions

on verso, artist's stamp, center in black ink: PHOTOGRAPH BY / DOROTHEA LANGE / 1163 EUCLID AVENUE / BERKELEY / CALIFORNIA; unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: DLA-00081-SP / DL-C-ILL-174

Wikidata ID

Q64146821

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