Marion Post Wolcott Farm Near Marion Virginia Photograph

Marion Post Wolcott Farm Near Marion Virginia by American FSA (Farm Security Administration) photographer Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990). This gelatin silver print photograph is titled “Untitled photo, possibly related to Cornshocks and fences on farm near Marion, Virginia ” through the Farm Security Administration’s records – Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) and dates to October 1940.

Library of congress number LC-USF34- 056095-D [P&P]. This gelatin silver print photograph by Marion Post Wolcott dates to the 1960-1970s. The photograph’s reverse is stamped “Reproduced from the Collections of the Library of Congress” with a handwritten pencil inscription on the reverse of the sheet “Farm near Marion, VA, photo – Post-1940.” Marion Post Wolcott is most commonly associated with the group of FSA photographers and the photographs she produced for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) from 1938 to 1942. The black and white photograph by Marion Post Wolcott a farm landscape on a sunny day. The rolling hills and contrast exhibit Marion Post Wolcott’s dynamic and bold perspective in this beautiful landscape photograph.

The photograph measures 8 x 10 inches. The image measures 7.55 x 9.45 inches.

The photograph displays circular edge loss to the margin edges, which impede the edges of the upper portion of the image. The photograph surface displays minor abrasions and surface imperfections with markings and pencil notations on the sheet’s reverse—the margin corners with light creasing.