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

Title

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

Medium

silver print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

gelatin silver print

Techniques

gelatin 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

Type

Photographs

Credit

Gift of Aaron Siskind

Object Number

84.186.36

About

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

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

Exhibition History

Variance

February 1 - October 9, 2022

Use

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