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Baptism of members of Primitive Baptist Church, in Triplett Creek, Rowan County, near Morehead, Kentucky

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1940, printed 1982

Artist:

Marion Post Wolcott
American, 1910–1990

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Marion Post Wolcott

Title

Baptism of members of Primitive Baptist Church, in Triplett Creek, Rowan County, near Morehead, Kentucky

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1940

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, upper left-right, in graphite: "Baptism of members of Primitive Baptist church in Triplett / Creek, Rowan county, near Morehead, Ky. 1940"; verso, upper center, in graphite: "Archivally printed by MPW 1982"; verso, center, in graphite: "55314 D"; verso, lower right, in graphite: "Marion Post Wolcott"

Dimensions

Image: 21.4 × 29.4 cm (8 7/16 × 11 5/8 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 15/16 × 14 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Michael D. Wolcott

Reference Number

1988.505.1

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