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, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.22
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: 1114 in. (27.935.6 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
Date
1939, printed later
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 1114 in. (27.935.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
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

Works by this artist (2 items)

Jocelyn Chateauvert, Ophelia, 2007, abaca and sterling silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Margot R. Heckman, 2007.13
Ophelia
Date2007
abaca and sterling silver
Not on view
Jocelyn Chateauvert, Scratch, 2007, abaca, copper, walnut dye, pigment and thread, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jacqueline Blank, Shirley Jacobs, Marilyn and John W. Barrett, Sherley and Bernard Koteen, Lois and Dirk Jecklin and museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund, 2008.11
Scratch
Date2007
abaca, copper, walnut dye, pigment and thread
Not on view

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