Untitled (Portrait of a Man)

Photograph

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Untitled (Portrait of a Man)

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.161

Description

A black and white portrait of a laughing man, facing left with his shadow cast behind him. The photograph is on a square tan mat, which is on a larger white mat, inside of a thin brown wooden frame with rippled glass.

Collection

Art Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Dorothea Lange

Role

Photographer

Date made

1921

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

The signature appears to be Dorthea Lange's but the photograph has not been authenticated.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom right corner

Transcription

Dorothea Lange 1921

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Inscription

Location

On the back along the bottom edge

Transcription

NON ACCESSIONED PROVENANCE UNKNOWN

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portrait

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

14-5/8 in

Length

18-5/8 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good