Titus Oakley Family in Bedroom Stripping, Grading, and Sorting Tobacco, Granville, NC (Primary Title)
Marion Post Wolcott, American, 1910 – 1990 (Artist)
Employed by the Farm Security Administration between 1938 and 1941, Marion Post Wolcott traveled the nation photographing families that were most severely affected by the Great Depression. Wolcott engaged her subjects personally, often working beside them and participating in household chores to earn their trust. Evidently, Titus Oakley was comfortable enough with the young photographer to allow her into the family’s bedroom, where they prepared their tobacco crop during the months that were too cold to work outdoors. Wolcott’s images were published widely by the FSA, helping to create a national consciousness of the lingering effects of the Depression and those who worked through it.
Signed on verso in pencil: "Marion Post Wolcott"
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
The Likeness of Labor, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, October 17, 2015 - April 10, 2016
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