Power farming displaces tenants from the land in the western dry cotton area, Childress County, Texas

June 1938, printed 1950s

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

The image shows a wooden house in a field. The house is slightly to the right of the frame, casting shadows on the ground. The horizon is visible in the background, conveying a sense of vast space. Rows of tilled soil curve towards the house. The color palette consists of shades of gray highlighting textures of the earth and the house. The lighting is soft, creating gentle contrasts and enhancing the rural setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.2 × 34.5 cm (10 11/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 × 35.3 cm (11 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.102

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paine Webber & Co., New York, 1995–2000; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center stamped in black ink: PHOTOGRAPH BY / DOROTHEA LANGE / 1163 EUCLID AVENUE / BERKELEY / CALIFORNIA; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: [illegible] G# La 9604-039-C; bottom right: PW 7175

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