Migrants playing checkers (with bottle caps), on a juke joint porch after a ​“freeze-out” of vegetable crops. Near Okeechobee, Florida

Marion Post Wolcott, Migrants playing checkers (with bottle caps), on a juke joint porch after a "freeze-out" of vegetable crops. Near Okeechobee, Florida, 1940, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.25
Marion Post Wolcott, Migrants playing checkers (with bottle caps), on a juke joint porch after a "freeze-out" of vegetable crops. Near Okeechobee, Florida, 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, 1998.120.25

Artwork Details

Title
Migrants playing checkers (with bottle caps), on a juke joint porch after a ​“freeze-out” of vegetable crops. Near Okeechobee, Florida
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
Subjects
  • Figure group — male
  • Occupation — farm — harvesting
  • African American
  • Recreation — sport and play — checkers
  • New Deal — Farm Security Administration
  • Landscape — Florida — Okeechobee
Object Number
1998.120.25
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.120.25