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 (3 items)

William Lyman Underwood, Joe Mell, Asleep in His Canoe, ca. 1895, platinum print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.186
Joe Mell, Asleep in His Canoe
Artist
Dateca. 1895
platinum print
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William Lyman Underwood, Making Tea and Toast for Mrs. Underwood (Ida), ca. 1895, platinum print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.187
Making Tea and Toast for Mrs. Underwood (Ida)
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Dateca. 1895
platinum print
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William Lyman Underwood, Three Porcupines, ca. 1895, platinum print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.188
Three Porcupines
Artist
Dateca. 1895
platinum print
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