A fireplace in an old mud hut which was built and is still lived in by a French-mulatto family, near the John Henry plantation. Melrose, Louisiana

Marion Post Wolcott, A fireplace in an old mud hut which was built and is still lived in by a French-mulatto family, near the John Henry plantation. Melrose, Louisiana, 1940, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.42
Copied Marion Post Wolcott, A fireplace in an old mud hut which was built and is still lived in by a French-mulatto family, near the John Henry plantation. Melrose, Louisiana, 1940, printed later, gelatin silver print, sheet: 1411 in. (35.627.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.42

Artwork Details

Title
A fireplace in an old mud hut which was built and is still lived in by a French-mulatto family, near the John Henry plantation. Melrose, Louisiana
Date
1940, printed later
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 1411 in. (35.627.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure male — full length
  • New Deal — Farm Security Administration
  • Landscape — Louisiana — Melrose
  • Architecture Interior — detail — fireplace
  • Architecture Interior — domestic — hut
Object Number
1998.120.42