Jorena Pettway sorting peas inside her smokehouse. She still has many fruits and vegetables, which she canned last year, on the shelves around her. Gee’s Bend, Alabama

Marion Post Wolcott, Jorena Pettway sorting peas inside her smokehouse. She still has many fruits and vegetables, which she canned last year, on the shelves around her. Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1939, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.44
Copied Marion Post Wolcott, Jorena Pettway sorting peas inside her smokehouse. She still has many fruits and vegetables, which she canned last year, on the shelves around her. Gee's Bend, Alabama, 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, 1998.120.44

Artwork Details

Title
Jorena Pettway sorting peas inside her smokehouse. She still has many fruits and vegetables, which she canned last year, on the shelves around her. Gee’s Bend, Alabama
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
Subjects
  • Occupation — domestic — cooking
  • African American
  • Architecture — farm — smokehouse
  • New Deal — Farm Security Administration
  • Portrait female — Pettway, Jorena — knee length
  • Landscape — Alabama — Gee’s Bend
  • Object — other — container
  • Object — foodstuff
Object Number
1998.120.44
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.120.44