Marion Post Wolcott
Children of tenant farmer, younger one with severe rickets, from malnourishment. Land worn out from cotton-tobacco culture, near Wadesboro, North Carolina
Artist
Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990)American, 1910–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Children of tenant farmer, younger one with severe rickets, from malnourishment. Land worn out from cotton-tobacco culture, near Wadesboro, North Carolina
DateDecember 1938, printed 1977
Place depictedNear Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 13/16 × 7 7/16 in. (22.4 × 18.9 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arthur Rothstein
Object number79.233
Non exposé
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Exhibition History"Norman Rockwell: American Freedom," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 15, 2019–March 22, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top edge: ST // Children of tenant farmer, younger one with severe // nickets, from malnourishment. Land worn out // form cotton-tobacco culture, // near Wadesboro, N.C. // Photographed for FSA 1939 // Printed by MPW 1977 // Selenium Toned MPW 1977
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: 50720E
Signed in pencil, verso, lower right: Marion Post Wolcott
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: 50720E
Signed in pencil, verso, lower right: Marion Post Wolcott
Signed in pencil, verso, lower right: Marion Post Wolcott
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