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Horace Bristol
Joad Family applying for relief1938, printed later

Not on view
Black and white photograph of five men crowded around a table, pressing toward a sixth man seated with his back to the camera, dramatic overhead lighting with deep shadows

Horace Bristol, Joad Family applying for relief, 1938, printed later, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Anonymous gift, Los Angeles, in honor of Robert Sobieszek, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Horace Bristol
Title
Joad Family applying for relief
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1938, printed later
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 12 7/8 × 9 15/16 in. (32.7 × 25.24 cm) Primary support: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.78 cm) Secondary support: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, Los Angeles, in honor of Robert Sobieszek
Accession Number
M.2005.150.33
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography