Two Negro women carrying packages, one has a box of surplus relief commodities on her head. Natchez, Mississippi

Marion Post Wolcott, Two Negro women carrying packages, one has a box of surplus relief commodities on her head. Natchez, Mississippi, 1940, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.57
Marion Post Wolcott, Two Negro women carrying packages, one has a box of surplus relief commodities on her head. Natchez, Mississippi, 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, 1998.120.57

Artwork Details

Title
Two Negro women carrying packages, one has a box of surplus relief commodities on her head. Natchez, Mississippi
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 — female
  • African American
  • History — United States — Depression Era
  • New Deal — Farm Security Administration
  • Landscape — Mississippi — Natchez
Object Number
1998.120.57
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.120.57

Works by this artist (15 items)

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John M. Valadez, Clavo, from the East Los Angeles Urban Portrait Portfolio, ca. 1978, printed 2016, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2017.8.6, © 1978, John M. Valadez
Clavo, from the East Los Angeles Urban Portrait Portfolio
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John M. Valadez, Two Vendors, 1989, pastel on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.95, © 1989, John M. Valadez
Two Vendors
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Date1989
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John M. Valadez, Untitled, 1977, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García, 2019.51.54
Untitled
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Date1977
screenprint on paper
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John M. Valadez, La Mariposa, 2005, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Drs. Harriett and Ricardo Romo, 2019.50.11
La Mariposa
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Date2005
screenprint on paper
Not on view

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