Children playing in a nursery, Shafter Migrant Camp, Shafter, California
| Artist | Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915–1985) |
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| Title | Children playing in a nursery, Shafter Migrant Camp, Shafter, California |
| Date | March 1940 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24.1 x 18.4 cm) Sheet: 10 x 8 1/8 in. (25.4 x 20.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.2.42 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts three young children standing next to a table in a playroom underneath an American flag. The children all have light skin and light hair and play with something in their hands. The flag casts an unnatural shadow onto the wall behind them.
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"Children playing in a nursery, Shafter Migrant Camp, Shafter, California | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.2.42