The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 13, 2025
Vernon Evans, Migrant to Oregon from South Dakota
1936
(American, 1915–1985)
Image: 22.9 x 30.8 cm (9 x 12 1/8 in.); Paper: 22.7 x 35.6 cm (8 15/16 x 14 in.)
Gift of Alan and Monah L. Gettner 2001.166.3
Location: Not on view
Description
The drought, erosion, and dust storms of the mid-1930s, which became known as the Dust Bowl, so greatly damaged the High Plains that tens of thousands of families abandoned their farms and became migrants. Many headed for the West Coast, especially California, where farm labor jobs were available.- From Riches to Rags: American Photography in the Depression. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 13-December 31, 2017).
- {{cite web|title=Vernon Evans, Migrant to Oregon from South Dakota|url=false|author=Arthur Rothstein|year=1936|access-date=13 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2001.166.3