Dorothea Lange
Migratory Field Worker Picking Cotton in San Joaquin Valley, California

Migratory Field Worker Picking Cotton in San Joaquin Valley, California

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Migratory Field Worker Picking Cotton in San Joaquin Valley, California
ArtistAmerican, 1895–1965
Printer
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Migratory Field Worker Picking Cotton in San Joaquin Valley, California
Date1938, printed 1970s
Place depictedCalifornia, United States, San Joaquin Valley
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (19 × 19 cm)
 Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.3 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Carl Niendorff
Object number2020.43
Not on view

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Department
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Object Type
Provenance[Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Monthly Photographs Online Auction, 191951, Lot 97048, December, 2019]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

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