Negro man entering a movie theatre by outside stairway "For Colored Only" in the Delta area, Belzoni, Mississippi

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Marion Post Wolcott

Title

Negro man entering a movie theatre by outside stairway "For Colored Only" in the Delta area, Belzoni, Mississippi

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1939

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, upper left-right, in graphite: "Negro man entering movie theatre by outside stairway / for colored only in the delta area, Belzoni, Miss. 1939"; verso, upper center, in graphite: "Archivally printed / Selenium toned"; verso, center, in graphite: "30577-Mz"; verso, lower right, in graphite: "Marion Post Wolcott";

Dimensions

Image: 21.1 × 30.7 cm (8 5/16 × 12 1/8 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Michael D. Wolcott

Reference Number

1988.505.12

Extended information about this artwork

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