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Period: Mid-20th Century
Mauretania - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Mauretania - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
The Cunard superliner Mauretania being refitted in the dry dock at Southampton.
Additional I...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Vintage Circus
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1960s photograph featuring a terrific shot of circus acrobats on horses.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- Limited Edition Archival Pr...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Monza Grand Prix (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Monza Grand Prix (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by David Lees/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
British racing champion Stirlin...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Artist, dancer, choreographer & actor Geoffrey Holder, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor, choreographer, director, costume designer, and dancer Geoffrey Holder, 1964. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes di...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Firefighter - Vintage Photograph - Mid-20 Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Firefighter is an original vintage photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
With the stamp of copyright "Associateded Press" on the rear and hand-notes.
Good conditions.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Greta Garbo "Two Faced Woman"
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white silhouette features Greta Grabo in a publicity still for her role in "Two-Faced Woman".
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. Garbo was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and received an Academy Honorary Award in 1954 for her luminous and unforgettable screen performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on their list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Two-Faced Woman is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor and starring Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Constance Bennett, and Roland Young...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Tram at Karlstor gate inner city Munich, Germany 1937, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn On The Roof (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
Marilyn On The Roof (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) leans over the bal...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Lucille Ball: A Portrait of Elegance
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant black-and-white image features actress Lucille Ball in a full-length gown, looking upward and leaning on a side table.
Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedienn...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Mussolini Visits A Chemical Industry in Melegnano - Vintage Photo 1935
Located in Roma, IT
'Mussolini Visits A Chemical Industry' is a b/w photographic print on glazed paper, the stamp of agency Trampus, Paris and cliché applied on the back, here the Duce visits a chemical...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Fill Her Up" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Fill Her Up" by Bert Hardy
24th May 1947: Pit staff filling up Louis Chiron's (1899 - 1979) Maserati. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4364 - Road Racing In Jersey - pub. 1947
...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Programmer (1964) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Programmer (1964) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
1st November 1964.
A technician programming mainframe computer at control room conso...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Princess Audrey (1953) Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Princess Audrey (1953)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
Audrey Hepburn preparing for a scene in the 1953 film “Roman Holiday” dir. William Wyler, in which Hepburn plays Ann, the crown princess of a European nation, whose state visit to Rome, Italy, turns into the adventure she'd hoped for when she meets American journalist, Joe (Gregory Peck). Assisting Hepburn is dresser Sally Gordon, and in the background is the costume designer Edith Head.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 16x20''
Note image size may vary from paper size - please contact us directly for exact image dimensions
Printed Later
Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE
10 x 12''
12 x 16''
16 x 20''
20 x 24''
20 x 30''
FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
About the Artist:
Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Churchill in Richmond Park (1963) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Churchill in Richmond Park (1963) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Terry Fincher/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Archive)
British wartime pri...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Carole Lombard (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Carole Lombard (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(photo by ScreenProd / Alamy Archives)
1932,
Actress and fashion model Carole Lombard
Additional I...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Kennedy Holiday (1959)
Located in London, GB
Kennedy Holiday (1959)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
21 August 1959.
John F. Kennedy sailing on the Victura with Jackie and friends
Additional ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Rail Freight Station in Wales, England 1930 Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Wide World Photos - New York Times in Paris. View of a railroad freight station in Wales, England circa 1930.
Features:
Orig...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
16 x 20" Ted Shawn performing 'Mevlevi Dervish', signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Ted Shawn, pioneer of American modern dance, performing his "Mevlevi Dervish" in 1951 at Jacob's Pillow. It is ...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Flooded Road (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Flooded Road (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Getty Images Archive)
A pedestrian attempts to leap across a flooded road near Hyde Park in London, ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Jane Russell in Crowd
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white candid capture features a radiant Jane Russell stands out from the crowd while arriving for an event in Hollywood, California, circa 1958.
Jane Russell was an ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
"Fred Astaire" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Fred Astaire" by Bert Hardy
7th July 1956: Actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987) poses in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, where h...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Barbara Nichols in Dressing Room
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
"Black and white capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of star actress Barbara Nichols in her dressing room.
Known for her brassy or comic roles in films in the 1950s and 1...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Cologne, Germany 1935, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Louis Armstrong On Stage" by Haywood Magee
Located in London, GB
"Louis Armstrong On Stage" by Haywood Magee
American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong (1900 - 1971), shouts after clarinettist Ed...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
California Sports Car Club Air Show (1965) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
California Sports Car Club Air Show (1965) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by W.R.C. Shedenhelm/The Enthusiast Network via Getty Images/Getty Images)
UN...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Frank Sinatra "The House I Live In"
By Gaston Longet
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning portrait of a 30-year-old Frank Sinatra on the set of the 1945 film Step Lively.
Step Lively is a 1944 American musical film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Frank Sina...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
"Dino And Jerry" by Topical Press Agency
Located in London, GB
"Dino And Jerry" by Topical Press Agency
9th June 1953: Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti 1917 - 1995), the Hollywood film star with Jerry Lewis at...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Martin And Sinatra" by J Wilds
Located in London, GB
"Martin And Sinatra" by J Wilds
American singers and actors Dean Martin (1917 - 1995) (centre) and Frank Sinatra (right) arriving at London airport, their friend and famed Beverly H...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
The Carlton Hotel (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive)
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlto...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Sophia Loren Showering in "Judith"
Located in Austin, TX
Sophia Loren smiling in shower scene for her role in "Judith", 1966.
Judith is a 1966 drama film about a beautiful woman who survived a concentration camp goes to Israel in 1948 to ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Bluebird Press Photos" by Central Press
Located in London, GB
"Bluebird Press Photos" by Central Press
9th January 1935: Cameramen filming British racing driver Malcolm Campbell as he poses with a new Bluebird whic...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jackie Onassis, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960
By Ron Galella
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 4 - Travel - 1956 - Vintage Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Fabrizio La Torre’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (1921-2021) Set # 3 - Roma (Italy)
Limited edition of 100 Coffrets for each themes, all artworks p...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Family excursion, West Germany, 1950s icon
Located in Cologne, DE
Family excursion, West Germany 1950s - 1960s (motion blur).
Keywords: Germany; West Germany; postwar period; bicycle; man; woman; pram; ride; riding; fiel...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Sabrina" by Hulton Archive
Located in London, GB
"Sabrina" by Hulton Archive
October 1953: Belgian-born actor Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) leans out of a car window on the set of director Billy Wilder's...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
World Cup Victory (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
World Cup Victory (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Central Press/Getty Images Archive)
England captain Bobby Moore (1941 - 1993) holds up the Jules Rimet trophy as he ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Original Estate Print - Las Vegas Luxury 1954 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Las Vegas Luxury
Austrian actress Mara Lane enjoys waiter service in the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print
Printed Later
Sl...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in The Seven Year Itch Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewing posed in living room scene for "The Seven Year Itch", circa 1955.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Workmen on Top of Tunnel at Shape Up Basin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Photograph titled "Workmen on Top of Tunnel at Shape Up Basin" c.1960, is a gelatin silver print by noted photographer Richard Stacks, 1930-2015. It has the stamp of the Baltimo...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Palm Bay Club 1965 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Bay Club
1965
A young woman at the Palm Bay Club, Miami, Florida, USA, circa 1965.
Photo by Slim Aarons
40x60” / 101 x 152 cm - paper size
silver gelatin print
unframed
...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Sophia Loren in A Countess" by John Springer
Located in London, GB
"Sophia Loren in A Countess from Hong Kong" by John Springer
Sophia Loren stars as the Russian countess turned Hong Kong hostess Natascha in the film A Countess from Hong Kong. Movi...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jimi Hendrix by Baron Wolman signed limited edition 20x24" print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, TX
Jimi Hendrix by iconic photographer, Baron Wolman. Taken at the Travelodge Motel, San Francisco, February 1968. Having served as Rolling Stone magazine’s first Chief Photographer, Ba...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Dean and Ursula Andress at Oscar Dinner
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great candid capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of Hollywood stars Ursula Andress and James Dean at the Oscars dinner.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Studio Shoot, ca. 1950s, 21, 1 x 15, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Sophia Loren in the Film 'The Pride and the Passion'
Located in Austin, TX
Film still featuring Sophia Loren in The Pride and the Passion 1957.
The Pride and the Passion is a 1957 American Napoleonic-era war film in Technicolor and VistaVision from United ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Business people, talking Moenckebergstrasse Hamburg Germany 1938 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirties, Karl Heinrich Lämmel produced several photographic reports of cities, including Munich and Cologne. Photographs that have yet to be seen and appreciated. Lämmel's pictures show a different view of Germany. His documentation is an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. Impressive images of cities and their architecture before the destruction of WWII .
The print is new, a Premium-FineArt-Print ( Hahnemühle 308g ), it comes in a secure role without passpartout and frame to reduce shipping cost. This sizes are limited to 25 copies per size.
Description: Geschäftsleute unterhalten sich auf der Mönckebergstraße in Hamburg, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. Business people having a small...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Karstadt-Haus at Hermannplatz, Berlin, 1937, Mauritius Publishing
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Heinz Pollmann. His are an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. I...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Betty Slade Dives" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Betty Slade Dives" by Fox Photos/Getty Images
England's champion woman diver, Betty Slade, doing a back dive from the springboard, during training at Wood Green baths.
Unframed
Pa...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Supremes in Sequins
By Walter Looss
Located in Austin, TX
This lovely group portrait features The Supremes posed in sequined gowns.
The Supremes were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Led Zeppelin Stays at the Chateau Marmont
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible 1969 photograph of one of the worlds greatest rock bands, Led Zeppelin. This photograph was taken by Jay Thompson during a memorable photo shoot at LA's Chateau Marmont. G...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Katharine Hepburn in "Holiday"
By Alexander Kahle
Located in Austin, TX
A classic film still of Kathrine Hepburn on the set of the classic 1938 film "Holiday".
Katharine Hepburn was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Hepburn's career a...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Carole Lombard Dramatic Portrait in Hat
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features Carole Lombard in a dramatically lit portrait, posed profile in a large brimmed hat.
Carole Lombard was an American film actress. She wa...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Taylor And Poodle (1957) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Taylor And Poodle (1957) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Stanley Sherman/Express/Getty Images)
23rd April 1957: American actress Elizabeth Tay...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Grace Kelly: Classic Portrait of Elegance
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant full-length studio portrait features the 'Princess of Grace', Grace Kelly. This image captures the star in a tulle skirt, sitting on steps inside of a photo studio.
Gra...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor Washing Face
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
A great candid capture of legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor at home washing her face in the bathroom.
Elizabeth Taylor was an English-American actress, businesswoman, and humanita...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Swimsuit and Heels Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Boxed vintage original print of Mairlyn Monroe posed in a swimsuit and heels.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of histor...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Virginia, Thanksgiving Turkey Diner Vintage Silver Gelatin Print FSA WPA
Located in Surfside, FL
Photo is 9X13.5 (image size), 16X20 is the mat. Mounted to original mat. Vintage photograph.
Marion Post (June 7, 1910 – November 24, 1990), later Marion Post Wolcott, was a noted American photographer who worked for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression documenting poverty and deprivation.
Marion Post was born in New Jersey on June 7, 1910. Her parents split up and she was sent to boarding school, spending time at home with her mother in Greenwich Village when not at school. Here she met many artists and musicians and became interested in dance. She studied at The New School.
Post trained as a teacher, and went to work in a small town in Massachusetts. Here she saw the reality of the Depression and the problems of the poor. When the school closed she went to Europe to study with her sister Helen. Helen was studying with Trude Fleischmann, a Viennese photographer. Marion Post showed Fleischmann some of her photographs and was told to stick to photography.
Marion Post Wolcott with Rolleiflex and Speed Graphic in hand in Montgomery County, Maryland. While in Vienna she saw some of the Nazi attacks on the Jewish population and was horrified. Soon she and her sister had to return to America for safety. She went back to teaching but also continued her photography and became involved in the anti-fascist movement. At the New York Photo League she met Ralph Steiner and Paul Strand who encouraged her. When she found that the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin kept sending her to do "ladies' stories," Ralph Steiner took her portfolio to show Roy Stryker, head of the Farm Security Administration, and Paul Strand wrote a letter of recommendation. Stryker was impressed by her work and hired her immediately.
Post's photographs for the FSA often explore the political aspects of poverty and deprivation. They also often find humour in the situations she encountered.
In 1941 she met Leon Oliver Wolcott, deputy director of war relations for the U. S. Department of Agriculture under Franklin Roosevelt. They married, and she continued her assignments for the FSA, but resigned shortly thereafter in February 1942. She found it difficult to fit in her photography around raising a family and a great deal of traveling and living overseas.
In the 1970s, a renewed interest in Wolcott's images among scholars rekindled her own interest in photography. In 1978, Wolcott mounted her first solo exhibition in California, and by the 1980s the Smithsonian and the Metropolitan Museum of Art began to collect her photographs. The first monograph on her work was published in 1983. She was an advocate for women's rights; in 1986, Wolcott said: "Women have come a long way, but not far enough. . . . Speak with your images from your heart and soul" (Women in Photography Conference, Syracuse, N.Y.)
She and other FSA WPA photographers, including Esther Bubley...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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