This man is a labor contractor in the pea fields of California. "One-Eye" Charlie gives his views. "I'm making my living off of these people (migrant laborers) so I know the conditions," San Luis Obispo County, California

February 1936

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image shows a man from the waist up, standing with a relaxed posture and tilting his head slightly to one side. His facial features include a prominent nose and visible cheekbones with a weathered appearance. He is wearing a wide-brimmed hat that casts a shadow over his eyes, and his hair is not visible. The man is dressed in a button-up shirt with a collar and a blazer-style jacket. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects in his hands. The background is a clear sky with a hint of a rolling hill or landscape in the distance, slightly out of focus.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothea Lange, Berkeley, CA; by descent to John Dixon, her son, Orinda, CA, 1965; (RoseGallery, Santa Monica); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA, 1 November 2016; 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.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in blue ink underlined: 202.; lower center in graphite inverted: LC-9002 / LC 9002


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