Farmers sleeping in a ​“white” camp room in a warehouse. They often must remain several days before their tobacco is sold. Durham, North Carolina

Marion Post Wolcott, Farmers sleeping in a "white" camp room in a warehouse. They often must remain several days before their tobacco is sold. Durham, North Carolina, 1939, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.37
Marion Post Wolcott, Farmers sleeping in a "white" camp room in a warehouse. They often must remain several days before their tobacco is sold. Durham, North Carolina, 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, 1998.120.37

Artwork Details

Title
Farmers sleeping in a ​“white” camp room in a warehouse. They often must remain several days before their tobacco is sold. Durham, North Carolina
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
  • New Deal — Farm Security Administration
  • Landscape — North Carolina — Durham
  • Occupation — vendor — tobacco seller
  • Architecture Interior — commercial — warehouse
  • Figure group — male
  • State of being — other — sleep
Object Number
1998.120.37
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.120.37

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