Lots of used cars, furniture - billboard in background and new shack in which salesman lives. He came to Alexandria from Lake Providence, La., and says, "We've got whatever we ask for them here. They're selling fast. I sold thirteen my first week here."
| Artist | Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990) |
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| Title | Lots of used cars, furniture - billboard in background and new shack in which salesman lives. He came to Alexandria from Lake Providence, La., and says, "We've got whatever we ask for them here. They're selling fast. I sold thirteen my first week here." |
| Date | December 1940 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 × 9 3/8 in. (17.8 × 23.8 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.4.38 |
| 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 billboard in front of a two-story building. It illustrates an armchair with wrapped gifts on it and the text reads, “FURNITURE | The Practical Gift | HEMENWAY-JOHNSON | FURNITURE CO. INC. | [cropped] TERMS-100 MILE FREE DELIVERY.” A small wooden shed and a few cars sit in front of the billboard, one with handwriting on the window reading “FOR SALE.](https://piction-web.eas.iu.edu/piction/ump.di?e=69FB7E4E774E768334E68E2043864491E4AA4221829D05FAF5B63E10E11D071F&s=21&se=1412485693&v=1&f=xx79.200.XX.4.38_o4.jpg)
A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a billboard in front of a two-story building. It illustrates an armchair with wrapped gifts on it and the text reads, “FURNITURE | The Practical Gift | HEMENWAY-JOHNSON | FURNITURE CO. INC. | [cropped] TERMS-100 MILE FREE DELIVERY.” A small wooden shed and a few cars sit in front of the billboard, one with handwriting on the window reading “FOR SALE."
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"Lots of used cars, furniture - billboard in background and new shack in which salesman lives. He came to Alexandria from Lake Providence, La., and says, "We've got whatever we ask for them here. They're selling fast. I sold thirteen my first week here." | 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.4.38