Hutterite Sampler, South Dakota
Lange displays a graphic sensibility in her study of an embroidery sample stitched by a member of the Hutterian Brethren religious sect. A yearlong Guggenheim fellowship brought her to rural settlements like the Hutterite cooperative community in South Dakota. For Lange, the group’s lifestyle and handiwork represented a model of historical perseverance (in their case. surviving through successive periods of exile) that could serve to counter the social displacements of the recent economic catastrophe.
Artwork Details
- Title: Hutterite Sampler, South Dakota
- Artist: Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965)
- Date: 1941
- Medium: Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions: Image: 6 15/16 × 9 1/8 in. (17.6 × 23.2 cm)
- Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Purchase, The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Judy Lauder Fund Gift, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.187
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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