Bad trouble over the weekend, Steep Ravine, California

1964, printed later

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image depicts a close-up of a person's hands covering nearly the entire head. The individual appears to be sitting or standing, with the hands resting on the face to entirely obscure it. Facial features are not visible, but the hair is medium length and slightly tousled. The person wears a textured knitted sweater visible at the wrists and a simple, round ring on the left hand. The right hand holds a cigarette with fingers gently curled around it. The background is not apparent, with the focus solely on the hands and top of the head, creating a close and intimate framing.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, CA); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA, 14 November 2015; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

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: 71.

1978

  • Meltzer, Milton. Dorothea Lange: A Photographer's Life. Toronto, 1978: 262.

1982

  • Hoffman, Michael E., ed. Dorothea Lange: Photographs of a Lifetime. New York, 1982: 157.


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