Korean Child

1958

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image shows a close-up view of a child's face from the forehead down to just below the mouth. The child's eyes are closed, and they have a peaceful expression. The facial features are soft and youthful, with smooth skin and a small, rounded nose. The hair is short and closely cropped, visible at the top of the image. The child appears to be wearing a light-colored shirt, the collar of which is slightly visible at the lower part of the image. The background is very minimal and dark.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothea Lange, Berkeley, CA; by descent to her son John Dixon, Orinda, CA; his wife Lolita Doppelt-Dixon; by descent to Yana Leventon, San Francisco, 2021; NGA purchase (through Richard Moore Photographs, Oakland, CA), 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

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

Inscriptions

on verso, possibly by artist, bottom center in graphite: DDL275


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