Funeral cortege, San Joaquin Valley, California

1938

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image shows an elderly person's face and upper torso through a small, oval-shaped window of an old vehicle. This person appears to be in a seated position, leaning slightly forward, with their hand raised near their lips. The face has distinct wrinkles and is partially obscured by the hand, while the hair is short and possibly thinning. The person is wearing a collared shirt or jacket. No jewelry or objects are visible with this person. The vehicle is vintage in style, with smooth black metallic surfaces and circular ornamental features framing the window. In the background, part of a building's wall and a clear sky with a few scattered clouds are visible.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Museum of Modern Art. Dorothea Lange. Exh. cat. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1966: 23.

1995

  • Davis, Keith F. The Photographs of Dorothea Lange. Kansas City, MO, 1995: 52.

2014

  • Gordon, Linda. Dorothea Lange. New York, 2014: 83.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: TH1247; artist's stamp, center in black ink: PHOTOGRAPH BY / DOROTHEA LANGE / 1163 EUCLID AVENUE / BERKELEY / CALIFORNIA; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite partially erased: DL CAL-E [illegible] 4448


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