Korean Child

1958

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image shows a close-up of a young child's face with closed eyes, focusing on the head and neck. The child faces the camera directly, with slightly parted lips. The child's features are soft and delicate, and the hair is closely cropped. The clothing is light-colored with a simple design, possibly stripes. The background is dark and out of focus, keeping the focus on the child's serene expression.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.7 × 11.1 cm (5 13/16 × 4 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 16 × 12.4 cm (6 5/16 × 4 7/8 in.)
    mount: 19 × 14 cm (7 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.110.1

More About this Artwork

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, New York, 2013; NGA purchase (through Michael Shapiro Photographs, Westport, CT), 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

  • Dorothea Lange: Seeing People, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 2023 - 2024, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower right of mount, Bainbridge Studio logo embossed; on verso, possibly by artist, center in graphite circled: 58132; bottom right: F103

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