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Marion Post Wolcott
Shoes, Made of Old Automobile Tires, of Henry Mitchell, FSA client, Greene County, Georgia
Estimate
$6,000 - 8,000
Sold For
$6,000
Lot Details
1939
Gelatin silver print.
10 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (26 x 32.4 cm)
Signed in pencil, credited and annotated ‘Farm Security Administration, Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott’ in a calligraphic hand in ink on the recto; signed, captioned and annotated ‘An original vintage FSA print from the personal collection of M. P. W.’ in pencil on the reverse of the flush-mount.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
As suggested by the calligraphic credit on the recto, as well as its thick mount and large size, this photograph was almost certainly used by the Farm Security Administration as an exhibition print.
Provenance