Marion Post Wolcott
Young boys waiting to be paid off for picking cotton, Marcella plantation store, Mileston, Mississippi
Artist
Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990)American, 1910–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Young boys waiting to be paid off for picking cotton, Marcella plantation store, Mileston, Mississippi
Date1939, printed 1978
Place depictedMileston, Mississippi, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 11/16 × 8 9/16 in. (24.6 × 21.7 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Arthur Rothstein
Object number79.235
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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 center: Young boys waiting to be paid off for // picking cotton. Marcella plantation // Store, Milestone, Miss. // Photographed for FSA 1939 // Printed by MPW 1978 // Selenium Toned 1978
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: 52250 D
Signed in pencil, verso, lower right: Marion Post Wolcott
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: 52250 D
Signed in pencil, verso, lower right: Marion Post Wolcott
Signed in pencil, verso, lower right: Marion Post Wolcott
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