Mrs. Myrtle Higgins of Learysville, N.Y. with some of the belongings she has packed preparing to move out of the area being taken over by the army. Mrs. Higgins has been selling eggs and berries in the town and her son added to $2.00 a week income by working in junkyard in Watertown, N.Y. She is moving to a farm near Mexico, N.Y.
| Artist | Jack Delano (American, 1914–1987) |
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| Title | Mrs. Myrtle Higgins of Learysville, N.Y. with some of the belongings she has packed preparing to move out of the area being taken over by the army. Mrs. Higgins has been selling eggs and berries in the town and her son added to $2.00 a week income by working in junkyard in Watertown, N.Y. She is moving to a farm near Mexico, N.Y. |
| Date | August 1941 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 9 9/16 × 7 5/16 in. (24.3 × 18.5 cm) Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 1/8 in. (25.3 × 20.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.5.35 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A verical black-and-white photograph depicts an elderly, light-skinned woman sitting in a domestic interior. The woman has white hair, wears a black hat, glasses, and all black clothing, and she gazes past the right border of the image. Behind her is a wall of geometric wallpaper, a poster of George Washington, a shelf with a clock, a cannister, and other miscellaneous objects, and a calendar featuring a religious image. Beside her, a table with a vinyl tablecloth printed with kitchen appliances is laden with a box of papers, string, and other detritus.
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"Mrs. Myrtle Higgins of Learysville, N.Y. with some of the belongings she has packed preparing to move out of the area being taken over by the army. Mrs. Higgins has been selling eggs and berries in the town and her son added to $2.00 a week income by working in junkyard in Watertown, N.Y. She is moving to a farm near Mexico, N.Y. | 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.5.35