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During the Depression, U.S. 54 was the highway to California for families hoping, often in vain, to find work. The photograph of this barren stretch in New Mexico is an example of Lange's documentary style, also evident in her moving pictures of impoverished Americans.
The Road West, 1938
Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965)
Gelatin silver print; 17.3 x 24 cm (6 13/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift and Harriette and Noel Levine Gift, 1990 (1990.1005)
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See Photographs for more information about this object.
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Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, 1845
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Diviner's Figures, 19th–20th century; Baule
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Cabinet, 1926
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Helmet, late 15th century; Ak-Koyunlu/Shirvan period
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The Road West, 1938
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Statuette of a seated harp player, ca. 2800–2700 B.C.; late Early Cycladic I–Early Cycladic II
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The Toilet of Venus, 1751
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Chest, 1660–80
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The Temple of Dendur, ca. 15 B.C.; Roman period
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Statuette of a veiled and masked dancer, 3rd–2nd century B.C.; Hellenistic
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Drum, 1st century A.D.; Nasca
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"May," Ball Gown, spring/summer 1953
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Panel: striding lions, 604–562 B.C.; Neo-Babylonian period, reign of Nebuchadnezzar I
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Sugar bowl, 1789–1821
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Formes et couleurs: vingt planches en couleurs contenant soixante-sept motifs decoratifs, 1921
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Icarus, 1947
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Standing Virgin and Child, ca. 1470
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Bowl, 9th century; 'Abbasid
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Night-Shining White, Tang dynasty (618–907), 8th century
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Tokuseu Hitome Sohshibori Hon Furisode, Kimono, April 1995
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Paradise Lost, 1902
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Figures in a Rose Garden, 1450–55
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Evening Dress, 1950
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Figure, 7th–11th century; Necker Island
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Black Cañon, from Camp 8, Looking Above, 1871
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Candlestick and Playing Cards on a Table, autumn 1910
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"The Souper Dress," ca. 1966–67
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Sarangi, late 19th century–early 20th century
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The Harvesters, 1565
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South of Scranton, 1931
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Encyclopedie, ou, Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers, 1751–1765
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