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Image Not Available for Burning House
Burning House
Image Not Available for Burning House

Burning House

Date1938-39
Maker Marion Post Wolcott American, 1910 - 1990
Object number85.281
Published ReferencesSlemmons, Rod. "Photography in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1990, no. 8, pp. 13-15
Credit LineMary Arrington Small Estate Acquisition Fund
Dimensions10 9/16 x 13 13/16 in. (26.8 x 35.1 cm)
MediumGelatin Silver Print
Image Not Available for Daughter of Unemployed Coal Miner Carrying Home Can of Kerosene; Company Houses, Scotts Run, W. Va.
Daughter of Unemployed Coal Miner Carrying Home Can of Kerosene; Company Houses, Scotts Run, W. Va.
Marion Post Wolcott
negative 1938, printed 1977
Object number: 86.223
Image Not Available for Winter Visitors Picnic Beside Car on Beach Near Sarasota, Florida
Winter Visitors Picnic Beside Car on Beach Near Sarasota, Florida
Marion Post Wolcott
1941; printed by the photographer 1981
Object number: 83.157
Image Not Available for Waiting to be Paid for Picking Cotton, Store on Marcella Plantation, Milston, Mississippi
Waiting to be Paid for Picking Cotton, Store on Marcella Plantation, Milston, Mississippi
Marion Post Wolcott
1939
Object number: 83.158
Image Not Available for A Member of the Wilkins Family Making Biscuits for Dinner on Corn Shucking Day. At the Home of Mrs. Fred Wilkins near Stem, N.C.
A Member of the Wilkins Family Making Biscuits for Dinner on Corn Shucking Day. At the Home of Mrs. Fred Wilkins near Stem, N.C.
Marion Post Wolcott
negative 1941, printed 1981
Object number: 83.159
Photo: Scott Leen
Bennie's Grocery Store, in Negro Section of Town, Near Montgomery, Alabama
Marion Post Wolcott
negative 1940, printed 1977
Object number: 83.160
Photo: Scott Leen
Mosquito Crossing, Greensboro Co., Ga.
Marion Post Wolcott
negative 1940, printed 1978
Object number: 83.161
Image Not Available for Migrant Vegetable Pickers in Field Waiting in Line to Paid Off, Near Homestead, Fla.
Migrant Vegetable Pickers in Field Waiting in Line to Paid Off, Near Homestead, Fla.
Marion Post Wolcott
negative 1939, printed 1977
Object number: 83.162
Image Not Available for Tenant Farmers Children, Younger One with Rickets from Malnutrition. Worn out Eroded Land, From Cotton Culture, Wadesboro, N.C.
Tenant Farmers Children, Younger One with Rickets from Malnutrition. Worn out Eroded Land, From Cotton Culture, Wadesboro, N.C.
Marion Post Wolcott
negative 1939, printed 1977
Object number: 86.224
Photo: Scott Leen
A Negro Entering a Movie Theatre by Outside "Colored" Entrance, Belzoni, Mississippi
Marion Post Wolcott
negative 1939, printed 1977
Object number: 86.225
Image Not Available for At the Horse Races, Warrenton, Va.
At the Horse Races, Warrenton, Va.
Marion Post Wolcott
1910-1986
Object number: 86.226
Image Not Available for Business Manager Paying Off Cotton Pickers in Plantation Store, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi Delta
Business Manager Paying Off Cotton Pickers in Plantation Store, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi Delta
Marion Post Wolcott
1939
Object number: 2022.24.8
Image Not Available for School Children, Breathitt County, Kentucky
School Children, Breathitt County, Kentucky
Marion Post Wolcott
1940
Object number: 2022.24.9