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Marion Post Wolcott

Marion Post Wolcott

American, 1910–1990

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Marion Post Wolcott was an American photographer who worked for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, documenting poverty, the Jim Crow South, and deprivation.

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Works in Collection

12 works
"Working Men Lunches" Café Where Construction Workers Eat in Pineville, Louisiana, on Highway to Camp Livingston

"Working Men Lunches" Café Where Construction Workers Eat...

Marion Post Wolcott

1940

A Member of Witkin's Family Making Biscuits

A Member of Witkin's Family Making Biscuits

Marion Post Wolcott

1939

Baptism in Triplett Creek, Rowan County, Kentucky

Baptism in Triplett Creek, Rowan County, Kentucky

Marion Post Wolcott

1940

Center of Town after Blizzard, Woodstock, Vermont

Center of Town after Blizzard, Woodstock, Vermont

Marion Post Wolcott

1940

Movie Advertisement on the Side of a Building, "Birth of a Baby," Welch, West Virginia

Movie Advertisement on the Side of a Building, "Birth of ...

Marion Post Wolcott

1938

Mr. R.B. Whitley Visiting his General Store

Mr. R.B. Whitley Visiting his General Store

Marion Post Wolcott

1939

Post Office, Aspen, Colorado

Post Office, Aspen, Colorado

Marion Post Wolcott

1941

Service Station, Used Cars for Sale, Alexandria, Louisiana

Service Station, Used Cars for Sale, Alexandria, Louisiana

Marion Post Wolcott

1941

Town Meeting, Vermont

Town Meeting, Vermont

Marion Post Wolcott

1940

Unemployed Coal Miner's Daughter Carrying Home Can of Kerosene; Company Housing, Pursglove, Scott's Run, West Virginia

Unemployed Coal Miner's Daughter Carrying Home Can of Ker...

Marion Post Wolcott

1938

Winter Tourists

Winter Tourists

Marion Post Wolcott

1940

Winter Visitors from Nearby Trailer Park, Picnicking Beside Car on Beach, Near Sarasota, Florida

Winter Visitors from Nearby Trailer Park, Picnicking Besi...

Marion Post Wolcott

1941

Exhibitions

6 exhibitions

May 21, 1942 – Oct 04, 1942

Road to Victory

13 artists

Feb 08, 1949 – May 01, 1949

The Exact Instant

200 artists · 2 curators

Oct 18, 1962 – Nov 25, 1962

The Bitter Years: 1935–1941

13 artists · 2 curators

May 27, 1964 – Aug 23, 1964

The Photographer's Eye

105 artists · 1 curator

Dec 21, 1979

Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

102 artists · 1 curator

Oct 23, 1980

Reinstallation of the Collection

129 artists