Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2517BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 24, 2010 12:00PM
Description:
Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910-1990)
Making Biscuits for Dinner on Corn Husking Day, the Fred Wilkens Farm,near Tally Ho, North Carolina, 1939, a later printing.
Unsigned, identified and dedicated in pencil inscriptions on the reverse. Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in. (27.8 x 35.5 cm),matted, unframed.
Condition: Minor soiling and handling creases.
Provenance: From the collection of Austin Lamont, by family descent.
Estimate $300-500
Inscribed and dedicated "By Marion Post Wolcott/ For Farm Security Administration ca. 1940/ Printed later/ Lee Wolcott/ For Austin [Lamont], with love and best wishes in the memory of my mother. Linda Wolcott.../ 8-8-96." on the reverse, mounted to backing mat with photo corners, no additional condition issues to report.