LANGE DOROTHEA (1895 1965) Migrant Mother

Sale 2045 - Lot 391

Price Realized: $ 33,350

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Estimate: $ 20,000 - $ 25,000

LANGE, DOROTHEA (1895-1965)
Migrant Mother. ("Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of 7 children, age 32."). Ferrotyped silver print, 91/2x71/2 inches (24.2x19 cm.), with a typewritten caption, "R. Stryker," in pencil, hand stamps, and numeric notations on verso. 1936; printed before 1939

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Lange's description of the migrant camp and how she initially drove by it is worth mentioning. "I was on my way and barely saw a crude sign . . .