Son of farmer in dust bowl area, Cimarron County, Oklahoma

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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at H…
Son of farmer in dust bowl area, Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by John Bentham. For educational purposes only.
Artist/Maker (American, 1915 - 1985)
DateApril 1936, printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (34.9 × 27.3 cm) Sheet: 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas
Object number2014.8.53
Not on view

Additional Details

Provenance 2014: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas.
Markings Stamp: "ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN PHOTOGRAPH from the collection of GRACE ROTHSTEIN" on verso on bottom left corner in gray ink.
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed "G16-1 MULT 4/6" bottom left corner on verso in pencil; "AR 26.03" bottom right corner on verso in pencil; "2800" bottom right corner in verso in pencil.
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