First National Bank, South Dakota

1941

Dorothea Lange

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Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

This is a photograph of the entrance to the First National Bank with a fence and sign on the sidewalk. The black-and-white image shows the entrance to the First National Bank, which features a brick facade with evenly spaced windows and decorative arch elements. Over the entrance, there is a sign that reads "First National Bank," and above the main door, two windows have curtains and a sign suggesting a dentist's office is on the upper floor. In front of the entrance on the sidewalk, a small fenced area with a white picket fence contains a sign urging the public to contribute aluminum for defense, with a patriotic message promoting the war effort. A classic streetlamp stands nearby on the sidewalk, casting its shadow on the pavement.
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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 underlined: No 41036; upper center in graphite: 20"; upper right: m11; center stamped in black ink: PHOTOGRAPH BY / DOROTHEA LANGE / 1163 EUCLID AVENUE / BERKELEY / CALIFORNIA / TELEPHONE LANDSCAPE 4-3880; by unknown hand, center in graphite: # 3 / x 8 / HS; bottom left: DLB002

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