Two Negro women carrying packages, one has a box of surplus relief commodities on her head. Natchez, Mississippi

Marion Post Wolcott, Two Negro women carrying packages, one has a box of surplus relief commodities on her head. Natchez, Mississippi, 1940, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.57
Copied Marion Post Wolcott, Two Negro women carrying packages, one has a box of surplus relief commodities on her head. Natchez, Mississippi, 1940, 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, 1998.120.57

Artwork Details

Title
Two Negro women carrying packages, one has a box of surplus relief commodities on her head. Natchez, Mississippi
Artist
Date
1940, 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 — female
  • African American
  • History — United States — Depression Era
  • New Deal — Farm Security Administration
  • Landscape — Mississippi — Natchez
Object Number
1998.120.57
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.120.57