Migrant family from Missouri camping out in cane brush. One woman said, ​“We ain’t never lived like hogs before, but we sure does now.” Canal Point, Florida

Marion Post Wolcott, Migrant family from Missouri camping out in cane brush. One woman said, "We ain't never lived like hogs before, but we sure does now." Canal Point, Florida, 1939, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.27
Copied Marion Post Wolcott, Migrant family from Missouri camping out in cane brush. One woman said, "We ain't never lived like hogs before, but we sure does now." Canal Point, Florida, 1939, printed later, gelatin silver print, sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.27

Artwork Details

Title
Migrant family from Missouri camping out in cane brush. One woman said, ​“We ain’t never lived like hogs before, but we sure does now.” Canal Point, Florida
Artist
Date
1939, printed later
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group — family
  • State of being — other — homeless
  • New Deal — Farm Security Administration
  • Landscape — Florida — Canal Point
Object Number
1998.120.27
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.120.27