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Dorothea Lange — Drought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona
Dorothea Lange

Drought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona

Dorothea Lange's powerful photograph documents the Great Depression era, showing drought refugees being inspected at a border station in Arizona. The image exemplifies Lange's commitment to social documentary photography and human dignity.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II

October 9, 2024

Lot 109

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Dorothea Lange, Drought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona

Dorothea Lange's powerful photograph documents the Great Depression era, showing drought refugees being inspected at a border station in Arizona. The image exemplifies Lange's commitment to social documentary photography and human dignity.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Documentary Photography, Arizona, American History, Social Documentary, Human Rights, Great Depression, 1930s

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Art Institute of Chicago