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Dorothea Lange — Migrant Worker, Coachella Valley, California
Dorothea Lange

Migrant Worker, Coachella Valley, California

Dorothea Lange's powerful documentation of a migrant worker in California's Coachella Valley during the Great Depression era. The photograph exemplifies Lange's commitment to social documentary photography and depicting working-class struggles.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Spotted At
Auction House · Phillips

🔨 Auction Lot

Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II

October 9, 2024

Lot 110

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Dorothea Lange, Migrant Worker, Coachella Valley, California

Dorothea Lange's powerful documentation of a migrant worker in California's Coachella Valley during the Great Depression era. The photograph exemplifies Lange's commitment to social documentary photography and depicting working-class struggles.

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

Related themes

California, Gelatin Silver Print, Social Justice, Social Documentary, Great Depression, Black and White, Portraits, Migrant Workers

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