Dawn breaks after a Catton Carnival Ball, entrance to a hotel lobby, Memphis, Tenn.
| Artist | Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990) |
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| Title | Dawn breaks after a Catton Carnival Ball, entrance to a hotel lobby, Memphis, Tenn. |
| Date | May 1940 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 6 11/16 × 8 1/8 in. (17 × 20.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.4.58 |
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A horizontal black-and-white photographs depicts a young light-skinned man laying on a checkered floor with his knees up, eyes closed, and head resting on the wall. He is wearing a uniform of light-colored pants with a dark-colored stripe on the sides, a suit jacket, and an emblemed hat resting on his chest. Pieces of torn newspaper and streamers lay on the ground next to him.
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"Dawn breaks after a Catton Carnival Ball, entrance to a hotel lobby, Memphis, Tenn. | 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.4.58