Star in window with Red Cross War Fund sticker, Richmond, California

1944

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image contains a windowpane divided into multiple sections, with a banner and a sign displayed. The left banner has a single star and varying shades of borders, while the right sign features a cross and reads "1944 WAR FUND." The colors are grayscale. The banner with the star is on the left and the 1944 War Fund sign is on the right. Both items are attached to the interior side of the window, with the frame casting shadows onto the panels.
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Provenance

Dorothea Lange, Berkeley, CA; by descent to John Dixon, her son, Orinda, CA, 1965; Bruce and Nancy Berman, Los Angeles (through RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); (sale, Phillips, New York, 5 October 2016); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in blue ink: No 42112; center in graphite perpendicular: 6" / #5 / x8 / m3 [inverted]


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