Born a Slave
- Photographer
- Dorothea Lange, American, 1895–1965
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- Gelatin silver print
- photographed in
- Carrizo Springs, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs
- Collection
- Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image: 7 7/16 x 7 5/8 in. (18.9 x 19.4 cm)
sheet: 10 x 8 1/8 in. (25.4 x 20.6 cm) - Credit Line
- Museum Shop Fund
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 613:1991
Provenance
1939 or 1940 - 1990
Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990), Santa Barbara, CA, acquired from the Farm Security Administration [1]
- 1991
Linda Wolcott Moore, Laredo, TX, by inheritance [2]
- 1991
Halsted Gallery, Birmingham, MI, acquired from Linda Wolcott Moore [3]
1991-
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from the Halsted Gallery [4]
Notes:
[1] Per inscription on verso, written by Marion Post Wolcott.
[2] Per invoice from Halsted Gallery dated November 26, 1991 [SLAM document files]
[3] See note [2].
[4] For invoice, see note [2]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 11, 1991.
Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990), Santa Barbara, CA, acquired from the Farm Security Administration [1]
- 1991
Linda Wolcott Moore, Laredo, TX, by inheritance [2]
- 1991
Halsted Gallery, Birmingham, MI, acquired from Linda Wolcott Moore [3]
1991-
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from the Halsted Gallery [4]
Notes:
[1] Per inscription on verso, written by Marion Post Wolcott.
[2] Per invoice from Halsted Gallery dated November 26, 1991 [SLAM document files]
[3] See note [2].
[4] For invoice, see note [2]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 11, 1991.
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