Oldest child of migrant packing-house workers preparing supper. Her parents work during the day and sometimes until 2 A.M. The children are left alone. Near Homestead, Florida

Marion Post Wolcott, Oldest child of migrant packing-house workers preparing supper. Her parents work during the day and sometimes until 2 A.M. The children are left alone. Near Homestead, Florida, 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, 1998.120.22

Artwork Details

Title: Oldest child of migrant packing-house workers preparing supper. Her parents work during the day and sometimes until 2 A.M. The children are left alone. Near Homestead, Florida
Artist: Marion Post Wolcott
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: Photography
Photoprint
Subjects: Architecture Interior — domestic — hut
Occupation — domestic — cooking
State of being — other — poverty
Figure female — child — full length
Landscape — Florida — Homestead
New Deal — Farm Security Administration
Object Number: 1998.120.22
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.120.22