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Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California by Dorothea Lange — VisualArtsDB

Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California

Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California

1936

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 37.9 × 29.5 cm (14 15/16 × 11 5/8 in.); Paper/mount: 40.4 × 32.6 cm (15 15/16 × 12 7/8 in.)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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