One of the mulattoes who works on the John Henry Plantation and is very skilled in woodwork, weaving and crafts. Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
July 1940
Marion Post Wolcott
Artist, American, 1910 - 1990

Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image/sheet: 33 × 23 cm (13 × 9 1/16 in.)
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Accession Number
2018.189.7
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
FSA. (Scheinbaum & Russek LTD, Santa Fe, NM); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA, 14 May 2012; gift to NGA, 2018.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: 54726; center stamped in black ink inverted: PLEASE CREDIT / F.S.A. FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION / PHOTO BY: MARION POST WOLCOTT