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Near Wadesboro, North Carolina
(1938); printed (c. 1975)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
26.4 × 26.5 cm (image) 28.0 × 35.3 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
The people in this photograph are the children of tenant farmers. The older child holds the hand of the younger, whose legs are bowed likely due to rickets, a medical condition caused by malnourishment. This is a vivid image that captures both the intimacy between children and the effects of environmental and economic devastation.
Artwork Details
Accession Number
PH145-1975
Department
International Photography
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Daryl and Anne Whinney