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Child living in Oklahoma City, Shacktown
(1936); printed (c. 1975)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
26.9 × 25.5 cm (image) 28.0 × 35.4 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1975
Public domain
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work
During the Great Depression, many migrants travelling in search of economic opportunity were forced to create temporary camps along roadsides. For Dorothea Lange, who photographed many such experiences over several years, images like this one were part of a greater project to spark public awareness of the difficulties people were facing. As Lange later said, ‘I had begun to talk to the people I photographed ... In the migrant camps, there were always talkers. It gave us a chance to meet on common ground.’
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Accession Number
PH104-1975
Department
International Photography
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Daryl and Anne Whinney