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(FARM SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION)
A portfolio of 10 photographs by Dorothea Lange,
Walker Evans, Ben Shahn, and Arthur Rothstein.
The photographs were selected by Arthur
Rothstein, and include Dorothea Lange’s
Migrant Mother
(1936) and
Hoe Culture
(1936);
Walker Evans’
Bethlehem, PA
(1935) and
Bud
Field’s Family
(1936); Ben Shahn’s
Sheriff’s
Deputy
(1935) and
Linworth
(1935); and 4
photographs by Arthur Rothstein, among them
his iconic
Dust Storm, Oklahoma
(1936).With a
printed introduction. Silver prints, the images
measuring 7
1
/
2
x9
1
/
2
inches (19.1x24.1 cm.), the
sheets 14x11 inches (35.6x27.9 cm.), and the
reverse, each with a hand stamp on verso
containing the photographer’s credit, a caption,
the printing lab’s credit, dates, and “Printed
Under the Supervision of Arthur Rothstein.”
The Photographic Historical Society of New
York, Inc., 1935-36; printed circa 1976
[8,000/12,000]
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BEN SHAHN (1898-1969)/GEORGE A. TICE (1938- )
Resettlement Administration client family, Boone County, Arkansas.
Silver print, the image measuring
9
1
/
4
x13
1
/
4
inches (23.5x33.7 cm.), the mount 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), with the title, date, and
LC number, in pencil, in Tice’s hand, and notations indicating that Tice rewashed, toned, and
mounted the Library of Congress print, on mount verso. 1935; printed 1960s
[2,500/3,500]
From the Collection of Robert A.Taub.
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