Aspects of University of California, Berkeley

1942, printed c. 1965

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image shows a group of young women sitting closely on bleachers outdoors. They are wearing knee-length skirts, blouses, and cardigans. Some have books with them. The women have curled hairstyles and some wear headscarves. The background shows more rows of bleachers with people dressed similarly. In the far background, various individuals are scattered. It is daytime, as the scene is brightly lit with shadows.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Dixon Family Collection, CA. (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA, 8 May 2012; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

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

Inscriptions

on verso, artist's stamp, center in black ink: PHOTOGRAPH BY / DOROTHEA LANGE / 1163 EUCLID AVENUE / BERKELEY / CALIFORNIA; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: SPC 10434; bottom right in graphite: BSG#449.1b

Wikidata ID

Q64146877

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