Farmers sleeping in a ​“white” camp room in a warehouse. They often must remain several days before their tobacco is sold. Durham, North Carolina

Marion Post Wolcott, Farmers sleeping in a "white" camp room in a warehouse. They often must remain several days before their tobacco is sold. Durham, North Carolina, 1939, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. and Jann Arrington Wolcott, 1998.120.37
Marion Post Wolcott, Farmers sleeping in a "white" camp room in a warehouse. They often must remain several days before their tobacco is sold. Durham, North Carolina, 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, 1998.120.37

Artwork Details

Title
Farmers sleeping in a ​“white” camp room in a warehouse. They often must remain several days before their tobacco is sold. Durham, North Carolina
Artist
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
Subjects
  • New Deal — Farm Security Administration
  • Landscape — North Carolina — Durham
  • Occupation — vendor — tobacco seller
  • Architecture Interior — commercial — warehouse
  • Figure group — male
  • State of being — other — sleep
Object Number
1998.120.37
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.120.37

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Boardman Robinson, Untitled (Landscape), ink wash on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1979.67.7
Untitled (Landscape)
Artist
ink wash on paper
Not on view
Boardman Robinson, Menes, Moses, Hammurabi (mural study, "The Law Givers," U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.), 1935, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.340
Menes, Moses, Hammurabi (mural study, ​“The Law Givers,” U.S…
Artist
Date1935
oil on canvas
Not on view
Boardman Robinson, Colorado, from the United States Series, 1946, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.253
Colorado, from the United States Series
Artist
Date1946
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Boardman Robinson, Study for mural of A History of Commerce, 1928, pen and ink, ink wash and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.155
Study for mural of A History of Commerce
Artist
Date1928
pen and ink, ink wash and watercolor on paper
Not on view