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Gas Station, Kern Co., California by Dorothea Lange

Gas Station, Kern Co., California

Dorothea Lange · 1933

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DETAILS
Artist
Dorothea Lange
Date
1933
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
18.8 × 18.8 cm (7 3/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
Collection
Photography and Media
Culture
United States
Credit line
Purchased with funds provided by the Leonian Charitable Trust
ART MOVEMENTS
Social Realism
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Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange's iconic photograph, 'Migrant Mother,' humanized the Great Depression and became one of the most reproduced images in the world.

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