Selling watermelons on Saturdays and court day in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky

Marion Post Wolcott, Selling watermelons on Saturdays and court day in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky, 1940, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.39
Marion Post Wolcott, Selling watermelons on Saturdays and court day in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky, 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, 1998.120.39

Artwork Details

Title
Selling watermelons on Saturdays and court day in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky
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
  • Cityscape — Kentucky — Breathitt County
  • Cityscape — Kentucky — Jackson
  • New Deal — Farm Security Administration
  • Occupation — vendor — fruit seller
  • Figure group
Object Number
1998.120.39
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.120.39

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Marion Post Wolcott, Peddler who goes from door to door, selling hardware and groceries. Woodstock, Vermont, 1940, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.52
Peddler who goes from door to door, selling hardware and…
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Marion Post Wolcott, Corn shocks and split rail fence, ca. 1938, printed 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.59
Corn shocks and split rail fence
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Dateca. 1938, printed 1978
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Marion Post Wolcott, Picketing copper miners on strike waiting for the "scabs" (strikebreakers) to come out of the mine. Ducktown, Tennessee, 1939, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.50
Picketing copper miners on strike waiting for the ​“scabs” …
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Marion Post Wolcott, Children of migrant workers. Near Homestead, Florida, 1939, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.49
Children of migrant workers. Near Homestead, Florida
Artist
Date1939, printed later
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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