from Sotheby's Catalogue, (Sale 6684); April 7 & 8, 1995; N.Y.: "Oklahoma Farmer who is Leader of Cotton Strike, Kern County, California; November 1938. This image was selected by Dorothea Lange and Paul Taylor for their book "An American Exodus," published in 1939.
Concepts:
portrait; wood; coat; button; cotton; poverty; protest; political protest; political button; political; poster; close-up; expression; cap; man; activism; strike; wall
Places:
Kern County, California
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