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Dorothea Lange  -  Girl Reading at Gas Pump with Dog, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Girl Reading at Gas Pump with Dog, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Oak Grove School, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Oak Grove School, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  California Oak Trees, Knowles Ranch, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11x14

Pirkle Jones - California Oak Trees, Knowles Ranch, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11x14

Dorothea Lange  -  Rancher Charles Ryan's daughter, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Rancher Charles Ryan's daughter, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Grapevines with House in Background, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Grapevines with House in Background, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Grain with Hill Behind, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Grain with Hill Behind, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Farmer Cutting Grain, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Farmer Cutting Grain, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Worker Next to Combine Harvester, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11x14

Pirkle Jones - Worker Next to Combine Harvester, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11x14

Pirkle Jones  -  Monticello, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11x14

Pirkle Jones - Monticello, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11x14

Dorothea Lange  -  Older Woman With Extended Hand, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11 x 11

Dorothea Lange - Older Woman With Extended Hand, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11 x 11

Dorothea Lange  -  Town & Store, 1956 (1956) / Silver Gelatin Print  -  8 x 8

Dorothea Lange - Town & Store, 1956 (1956)

Silver Gelatin Print - 8 x 8

Dorothea Lange  -  Town & Store, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  8 x 10

Dorothea Lange - Town & Store, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 8 x 10

Pirkle Jones  -  Larry Gardner and his dog, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Larry Gardner and his dog, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Putah Creek, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Putah Creek, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Curtis Clark, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  10x10

Pirkle Jones - Curtis Clark, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 10x10

Dorothea Lange  -  Boy Reading Comics and Dog, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Boy Reading Comics and Dog, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  McKenzie Home in Monticello, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - McKenzie Home in Monticello, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Albert McKenzie; Inside Cook, McKenzie & Son Store, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  12.75 x 12.75

Dorothea Lange - Albert McKenzie; Inside Cook, McKenzie & Son Store, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 12.75 x 12.75

Pirkle Jones  -  Dorothea Lange, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  10x8

Pirkle Jones - Dorothea Lange, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 10x8

Dorothea Lange  -  Children at McKenzie Store Counter, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Children at McKenzie Store Counter, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Town & Store, 1956 (1956) / Silver Gelatin Print  -  8 x 10

Dorothea Lange - Town & Store, 1956 (1956)

Silver Gelatin Print - 8 x 10

Pirkle Jones  -  McKenzie House, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11 x 14

Pirkle Jones - McKenzie House, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11 x 14

Dorothea Lange  -  Town & Store, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  8 x 10

Dorothea Lange - Town & Store, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 8 x 10

Pirkle Jones  -  Buck Hannackle, Deputy Sheriff & Ranch Foreman, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11x14

Pirkle Jones - Buck Hannackle, Deputy Sheriff & Ranch Foreman, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11x14

Pirkle Jones  -  Buck Hannackle, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11 x  14

Pirkle Jones - Buck Hannackle, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11 x 14

Pirkle Jones  -  Young Men on Motocycle / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11x14

Pirkle Jones - Young Men on Motocycle

Silver Gelatin Print - 11x14

Pirkle Jones  -  Keeping Records, Livestock Records, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Keeping Records, Livestock Records, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Ranching & Farming, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  8 x 10

Dorothea Lange - Ranching & Farming, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 8 x 10

Pirkle Jones  -  Orchard in Bloom.1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11 x 14

Pirkle Jones - Orchard in Bloom.1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11 x 14

Pirkle Jones  -  Grape Picker, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  13.25 x 10.5

Pirkle Jones - Grape Picker, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 13.25 x 10.5

Dorothea Lange  -  Cattle Drive #1, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  9 x 12.25

Dorothea Lange - Cattle Drive #1, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 9 x 12.25

Dorothea Lange  -  Cattle Drive #2, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  9 x 12.25

Dorothea Lange - Cattle Drive #2, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 9 x 12.25

Pirkle Jones  -  The Last Memorial Day, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  13.3 x 13

Pirkle Jones - The Last Memorial Day, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 13.3 x 13

Pirkle Jones  -  Last Memorial Day, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Last Memorial Day, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Last Memorial Day, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Last Memorial Day, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Adams Grave / Silver Gelatin Print  -  14x11

Pirkle Jones - Adams Grave

Silver Gelatin Print - 14x11

Pirkle Jones  -  Last Memorial Day, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Last Memorial Day, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Last Memorial Day, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Last Memorial Day, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Last Memorial Day, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Last Memorial Day, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Last Memorial Day, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Last Memorial Day, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Going Out of Business June 30th, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Going Out of Business June 30th, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Ed McGinnis and grandson Ron Inspecting House, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Ed McGinnis and grandson Ron Inspecting House, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Moving Van on Highway, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Moving Van on Highway, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Pear Picker Standing on Ladder, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Pear Picker Standing on Ladder, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  House Being Moved, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - House Being Moved, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Barn, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11.75 x 15.5

Dorothea Lange - Barn, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11.75 x 15.5

Dorothea Lange  -  Family Portrait, 1956, printed 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11 x 11

Dorothea Lange - Family Portrait, 1956, printed 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11 x 11

  -  Government Man, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

- Government Man, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Rancher, Henry Sammuels, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Rancher, Henry Sammuels, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Auction Crown with Barn, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Auction Crown with Barn, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Auction, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  8 x 10

Dorothea Lange - Auction, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 8 x 10

Dorothea Lange  -  White Horse, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11 x 14

Dorothea Lange - White Horse, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11 x 14

Pirkle Jones  -  House Demolition with Cat in background, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - House Demolition with Cat in background, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Worker and Felled Oak Tree in Front of McGinnis home, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Worker and Felled Oak Tree in Front of McGinnis home, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Valley Distruction, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Valley Distruction, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Gravedigger #1 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Gravedigger #1

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Dorothea Lange  -  Workers exhuming graves, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Workers exhuming graves, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Exhumed Graves, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  PJ-2197

Pirkle Jones - Exhumed Graves, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - PJ-2197

Pirkle Jones  -  Young Man Gathering Wood / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11.88x11.88

Pirkle Jones - Young Man Gathering Wood

Silver Gelatin Print - 11.88x11.88

Pirkle Jones  -  Burning of the Valley, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11x14

Pirkle Jones - Burning of the Valley, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11x14

Dorothea Lange  -  Barren Landscape with 3 Workers in the Background, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Barren Landscape with 3 Workers in the Background, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Dorothea Lange photographing tree / Silver Gelatin Print  -  8x11.38

Pirkle Jones - Dorothea Lange photographing tree

Silver Gelatin Print - 8x11.38

Pirkle Jones  -  A Cat Skinner with his Caterpillar, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - A Cat Skinner with his Caterpillar, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Big Cat, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Big Cat, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Worker Removing Sign, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Worker Removing Sign, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Destruction of The Valley, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -  11 x 14

Dorothea Lange - Destruction of The Valley, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 11 x 14

Pirkle Jones  -  Burning Vallery House, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Burning Vallery House, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Two Men Continuing demo of Cook McKenzie Store, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Two Men Continuing demo of Cook McKenzie Store, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  The End of the McKenzie Store, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - The End of the McKenzie Store, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Power Lines Cut, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Power Lines Cut, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Final visit to the town, 1957 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Final visit to the town, 1957

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Pirkle Jones  -  The Valley fills with water, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - The Valley fills with water, 1956

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Dorothea Lange  -  Monticello Dam, 1956 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Dorothea Lange - Monticello Dam, 1956

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Pirkle Jones  -  Berryessa Reservoire, 1957 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Berryessa Reservoire, 1957

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Pirkle Jones  -  Dorothea Lange, John Dixon and son, 1957 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Dorothea Lange, John Dixon and son, 1957

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Pirkle Jones  -  Cul-de-sac, Lake Berryessa, 1973 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Cul-de-sac, Lake Berryessa, 1973

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Pirkle Jones  -  Erosion at Lake Berryessa, 1973 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Erosion at Lake Berryessa, 1973

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Pirkle Jones  -  New Road Along Lake Bank, 1973 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - New Road Along Lake Bank, 1973

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Pirkle Jones  -  Dorothea Lange and Family, 1965 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Dorothea Lange and Family, 1965

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Pirkle Jones  -  Dorothea Lange in her garden, 1965 / Silver Gelatin Print  -

Pirkle Jones - Dorothea Lange in her garden, 1965

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Death Of A Valley

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Photography by Dorothea Lange and Pirkle Jones

Now On View @ the Booth Museum, Cartersville GA

Until June 9, 2024

The Last Memorial Day, 1956, by Pirkle Jones

Featuring photographs by two of the 20th century’s most important photographers, Death of a Valley is a nearly 70-year-old story full of contemporary issues such as water policy, private property rights, land conservation and local governance vs. state and federal jurisdiction.

Dorothea Lange is famous for her social realist images, including the iconic Migrant Mother which many consider THE image of the Dustbowl and Great Depression era of the 1930s. In 1956 she convinced Life magazine to commission a photo essay documenting the last year of the Berryessa Valley, including the town of Monticello, roughly 80 miles northeast of San Francisco. The entire area was due to be submerged with the opening of the Monticello Dam and the creation of Lake Berryessa to provide water for irrigation and recreational purposes.

Lange then invited Ansel Adams protege Pirkle Jones to collaborate on the project. “The Berryessa Project was one of the most meaningful photographic experiences of my professional life. When Dorothea Lange, a friend, and colleague, invited me to collaborate on this project with her in 1956, I looked forward to the experience.” –Photographer Pirkle Jones.

The essay proved unsettling for Life, and they declined to publish it. In 1960, the photographic journal of the Aperture Foundation published thirty of the photos as an essay entitled “Death of a Valley.” These photographs were then exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and later at the Art Institute of Chicago. Since then, the project has been largely forgotten; until now. The Booth Museum exhibition, organized with Lumière of Atlanta and the Special Collections and Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Robert Yellowlees Special Collection, will include over 80 images, most having never been exhibited before.

The exhibition runs from November 11, 2023, through June 9, 2024. The member opening will occur on Saturday, November 18, with gallery walks, a reception and two guest speakers. Pirkle Jones’ archivist, Jennifer McFarland, and Jessica Pigza, Associate Director of the Arts Library Special Collections at Yale University. They will discuss the making and legacy of Death of a Valley.

Featured in this exhibition is the work of Dorothea Lange & Pirkle Jones.

Select the image below to view their complete artist pages.

Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, 1936

Dorothea Lange

Pirkle Jones, Grape Picker, 1956

Pirkle Jones

Dorothea Lange - Grab A Hunk Of Lightning

7 PM • Thursday March 21st

Booth western Art Museum – Cartersville GA

An intimate discussion on Dorothea Lange and her work with guests Dyanna Taylor (Lange’s granddaughter and maker of the 2014 film Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning for PBS American Masters) and Elizabeth Partridge (Lifetime Lange family friend and author of the book Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lighting) . The program featured images and clips from Taylor’s film biography and personal insights and memories.

Booth Museum - Art For Lunch

The California School:
Decades of Photographic Innovation

The California School – Two Decades of Photographic Innovation – Dorothea Lange to Edward Weston and Ansel Adams to Pirkle Jones. Collector and Lumière founder Robert Yellowlees explored the unique personal and professional synergies leading to iconic photographs of a Golden Period from the 1930’s-1950’s and beyond. Also discussed will be, Imogen Cunningham, Wynn Bullock, Brett Weston, Cole Weston, Ruth-Marion Baruch and Philip Hyde they pushed limits and created new movements still influencing the art.

Below is a video for you to view the talk posted on the Booth Museum’s YouTube page.

Total Run length: 59:54

Death Of A Valley - Opening Events

Featuring photographs by two of the 20th century’s most important photographers, Death of a Valley is a nearly 70-year-old story full of contemporary issues such as water policy, private property rights, land conservation and local governance vs. state and federal jurisdiction.

The exhibition runs from November 11, 2023, through June 9, 2024. A Special Booth Members took place on Saturday, November 18, 4-7 pm, with gallery walks, a reception and two guest speakers. Pirkle Jones’ archivist, Jennifer McFarland, and Jessica Pigza, Associate Director of the Arts Library Special Collections at Yale University. Below is video of the opening event.

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