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Museum Acquisitions

MoMA
A Member of Witkin's Family Making Biscuits
A Member of Witkin's Family Making Biscuits, 1939
Acquired 2021
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Negro Day Laborers, Marcella Plantation, Milestone, Mississippi Delta
Negro Day Laborers, Marcella Plantation, Milestone, Mississippi Delta, 1939
Acquired 2019
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Midway and Carnival Shelby County Fair and Horse Show, Shelbyville, KY
Midway and Carnival Shelby County Fair and Horse Show, Shelbyville, KY, 1940
Acquired 2019
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Town Meeting, Vermont
Town Meeting, Vermont, 1940
Acquired 2019
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Fsa - Allen Plantation
Fsa - Allen Plantation, 1940
Acquired 2008
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Picnic, Sarasota, Fla.
Picnic, Sarasota, Fla., 1941
Acquired 2008
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Sarasota, Fl.
Sarasota, Fl., 1941
Acquired 2008
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Woman Making Biscuits on Corn-husking Day
Woman Making Biscuits on Corn-husking Day, 1939
Acquired 2008
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Couples In Juke Joint, Moore Haven, Fla.
Couples In Juke Joint, Moore Haven, Fla., 1939
Acquired 2008
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Plowing
Plowing, 1930
Acquired 2008
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Belzoni, Miss.
Belzoni, Miss., 1939
Acquired 2008
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Sulky Races, Ky
Sulky Races, Ky, 1940
Acquired 2008
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
One of the Wilkins Family Making Biscuits, Near Tallyho, Granville County, North Carolina
One of the Wilkins Family Making Biscuits, Near Tallyho, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939
Acquired 2005
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Service Station, Used Cars for Sale, Alexandria, Louisiana
Service Station, Used Cars for Sale, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1941
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Movie Advertisement on the Side of a Building, "Birth of a Baby," Welch, West Virginia
Movie Advertisement on the Side of a Building, "Birth of a Baby," Welch, West Virginia, 1938
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
"Working Men Lunches" Café Where Construction Workers Eat in Pineville, Louisiana, on Highway to Camp Livingston
"Working Men Lunches" Café Where Construction Workers Eat in Pineville, Louisiana, on Highway to Camp Livingston, 1940
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
A Member of the Wilkins Family Making Biscuits on Corn Husking Day, Tallyho, North Carolina
A Member of the Wilkins Family Making Biscuits on Corn Husking Day, Tallyho, North Carolina, 1939
Acquired 1996
Gelatin-silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Union Members Waiting for the Strike-Breaking Scabs to Come out of the Copper Mines, Ducktown, Tennessee
Union Members Waiting for the Strike-Breaking Scabs to Come out of the Copper Mines, Ducktown, Tennessee, 1939
Acquired 1989
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Tenant Farmer's Children, Younger One with Rickets from Malnutrition. Eroded Land the Result of Tobacco-Cotton Weevel. Wadesboro, North Carolina
Tenant Farmer's Children, Younger One with Rickets from Malnutrition. Eroded Land the Result of Tobacco-Cotton Weevel. Wadesboro, North Carolina, 1940
Acquired 1989
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Coalminer's Children, Charleston, West Virginia
Coalminer's Children, Charleston, West Virginia, 1938
Acquired 1989
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Making Biscuits for Dinner on Corn Husking Day, the Fred Wilkens Farm, near Tallyho, North Carolina
Making Biscuits for Dinner on Corn Husking Day, the Fred Wilkens Farm, near Tallyho, North Carolina, 1939
Acquired 1989
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Sunset village, an FSA defense housing project, Radford, Virginia
Sunset village, an FSA defense housing project, Radford, Virginia, 1941
Acquired 1989
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Winter Visitors Picnicking near Trailer Park, Sarasota, Florida
Winter Visitors Picnicking near Trailer Park, Sarasota, Florida, 1941
Acquired 1989
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Taking a rest from hoeing cotton, on the Allen Plantation, Natchitoches, Louisiana; An FSA Co-op
Taking a rest from hoeing cotton, on the Allen Plantation, Natchitoches, Louisiana; An FSA Co-op, 1940
Acquired 1989
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Negro man entering a movie theatre by outside stairway "For Colored Only" in the Delta area, Belzoni, Mississippi
Negro man entering a movie theatre by outside stairway "For Colored Only" in the Delta area, Belzoni, Mississippi, 1939
Acquired 1989
Gelatin silver print

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
‘Mr. RB Whitley visiting in his general store.’
‘Mr. RB Whitley visiting in his general store.’, 1939
$1,900
Apr 2026
Bonhams
Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990); 'Tenant Farmer's Children, Wadesboro, North Carolina';
Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990); 'Tenant Farmer's Children, Wadesboro, North Carolina';
$600
Feb 2026
Swann Auction Galleries
Woman giving her two children water while hoeing cotton, Allen Plantation Cooperative, near Natchitoches, Louisiana. 1940; printed 1980s.
Woman giving her two children water while hoeing cotton, Allen Plantation Cooperative, near Natchitoches, Louisiana. 1940; printed 1980s.
$2,159
Dec 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Bennie's Grocery Store, in negro section of town, Sylvania, Ga. 1940; printed 1977.
Bennie's Grocery Store, in negro section of town, Sylvania, Ga. 1940; printed 1977.
$952
Dec 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Florida. 1938-40
Florida. 1938-40
$2,500
Dec 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Freight train on prairie. Circa 1941
Freight train on prairie. Circa 1941
$2,000
Dec 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Tallyho, North Carolina. 1939; prin
Tallyho, North Carolina. 1939; prin
$1,375
Dec 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Group of 13 F.S.A. photographs depicting a variety of locations in the South. 1938-42; printed 1960-70
Group of 13 F.S.A. photographs depicting a variety of locations in the South. 1938-42; printed 1960-70
Sold
Oct 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Mississippi Delta, Mississippi
Mississippi Delta, Mississippi
$3,500
May 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Greene County, Georgia
Greene County, Georgia
Sold
May 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Melrose P.O
Melrose P.O
Sold
May 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Wendell Drug Co., North Carolina
Wendell Drug Co., North Carolina
$2,000
Feb 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Brattleboro, Vermont
Brattleboro, Vermont
Sold
Feb 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Windsor County, Vermont
Windsor County, Vermont
Sold
Jan 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
on Hopson Plantation, Clarksdale, Mississippi
on Hopson Plantation, Clarksdale, Mississippi
$1,250
Oct 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Sold
Oct 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Pakistan
Pakistan
Sold
Feb 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Lelan * Preacher, Relative, and Friends of the deceased at a memorial meeting near J
Lelan * Preacher, Relative, and Friends of the deceased at a memorial meeting near J
$4,750
Jan 2022
Christie's
Unemployed miner's daughter carrying home can of kerosene past company housing, Scottsrun, W. Va.
Unemployed miner's daughter carrying home can of kerosene past company housing, Scottsrun, W. Va.
$1,410
Feb 2002
Christie's
Tenant Farmer's Children, North Carolina
Tenant Farmer's Children, North Carolina
$998
Apr 2001
Christie's
Selected images (1938-41)
Selected images (1938-41)
$1,762
Oct 2000
Christie's
Selected images (1939-45)
Selected images (1939-45)
$2,350
Apr 2000
Swann Auction Galleries
Doug's Bugs, Volkswagen Service Station, Isla Vista, California. 1974.
Doug's Bugs, Volkswagen Service Station, Isla Vista, California. 1974.
$635
Swann Auction Galleries
San Francisco from Bernal Heights. 1982.
San Francisco from Bernal Heights. 1982.
Sold
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Snowy Night, Woodstock, Vermont
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 2024.20 · gelatin silver print
Gift of Sharon & Del Zogg
A Member of Witkin's Family Making Biscuits
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 47.2021 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Helen Kornblum in honor of Roxana Marcoci
Negro Day Laborers, Marcella Plantation, Milestone, Mississippi Delta
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2018.385 · Gelatin silver print
Through prior gifts of Richard and Elizabeth Devereaux and Mrs. Neva Krohn
Midway and Carnival Shelby County Fair and Horse Show, Shelbyville, KY
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2018.384 · Gelatin silver print
Through prior gift of Marc E. Berson
Town Meeting, Vermont
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 672.2019 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Helen Kornblum in honor of Roxana Marcoci
Fsa - Allen Plantation
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession M.2008.40.2473 · Gelatin silver print
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Picnic, Sarasota, Fla.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession M.2008.40.2476 · Gelatin silver print
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Sarasota, Fl.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession M.2008.40.2477 · Gelatin silver print
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Woman Making Biscuits on Corn-husking Day
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession M.2008.40.2470 · Gelatin silver print
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Couples In Juke Joint, Moore Haven, Fla.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession M.2008.40.2471 · Gelatin silver print
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Plowing
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession M.2008.40.2469 · Gelatin silver print
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Belzoni, Miss.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession M.2008.40.2474 · Gelatin silver print
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
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