Negro grocery store, Laurel, Miss.
| Artist | Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990) |
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| Title | Negro grocery store, Laurel, Miss. |
| Date | May 1939 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 5/16 × 9 5/8 in. (18.6 × 24.4 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.6 × 25.5 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.4.23 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a small wooden building with food items and prices handwritten on the windows, including: “SURE JELL", FRESH EGGS”, “FISH TODAY”, "KEROSENE", “MALT”, “5 LB SUGAR”, "10 LB MEAL", “SALT MEAT”, and "SWEET POTATOES." Similar text is repeated on an A-frame signboard in front of the building.
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"Negro grocery store, Laurel, Miss. | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.4.23