Old time Chinaman of the type that originally followed the crops in California, Sacramento, California
November 1936
Artist, American, 1895 - 1965
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 26.7 × 34.2 cm (10 1/2 × 13 7/16 in.)
sheet: 28.2 × 35.5 cm (11 1/8 × 14 in.) -
Accession
2018.189.6
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
London Office of War Information Overseas Branch, ca. 1943-1945. (Richard Moore Photographs, Oakland, CA); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA, 31 May 2016; gift to NGA, 2018.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on verso, possibly by artist, upper left in graphite: "Chinese Quarter"; by unknown hand, upper right in red pencil: NYP 9809; upper right in graphite: Lange; center stamped in black ink: OWI OVERSEAS BRANCH / EXHIBIT SECTION / Exhibit No. 73 / Title American Types / Picture No. 60 / CONTINGENCY