Image

Grayscale photograph of two large banners. The left-side banner shows a fat woman, barely dressed, and a thin man in a suit saying “Just one more bolt of cloth will make it.” The right-side banner depicts the woman lying sideways, with text reading “Dolly Dimples” and “Personality Fat Girl.”

Marion Post Wolcott

Carnival Sign at Strawberry Festival, Plant City, Florida, 1939

Description

Maker

Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910-1990)

Title

Carnival Sign at Strawberry Festival, Plant City, Florida, 1939

Year

printed 1981

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silver print

Dimensions

20.3 x 27.9 cm (8 x 11 inches) (sheet)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated on verso in pencil at top and bottom: Marion Post Wolcott / 1981

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Aaron Siskind

Object Number

84.186.36

Type

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Tombstone

Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910-1990)
Carnival Sign at Strawberry Festival, Plant City, Florida, 1939, printed 1981
Gelatin silver print
20.3 x 27.9 cm (8 x 11 inches) (sheet)
Gift of Aaron Siskind 84.186.36

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