In the New Home of a Group of Florida Migrants Just Arrived at Onley, Virginia
Artist
Jack Delano
(American, 1914 - 1997)
CultureAmerican
Date1940
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 × 9 3/8 in. (17.8 × 23.8 cm)
Overall, Paper: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Paper: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Horace W. Goldsmith Fund
Object number84.78.101
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 103
Label TextJack Delano American, 1914–1997 In the New Home of a Group of Florida Migrants Just Arrived at Onley, Virginia, July 1940 Gelatin silver print (photograph), printed 1984 Families traveled with only the possessions they could carry, often living from their luggage as they moved from job to job. This photograph shows how migrants neatly displayed their personal effects, but without fully unpacking. The handmade broom suggests how migrants worked to make their accommodations more comfortable. Chrysler Museum purchase 84.78.101 ProvenancePurchased prints from Library of Congress (negatives on file at Library of Congress,) 1984.Exhibition History"Mountaineers to Main Streets: The Old Dominion as seen through the Farm Security Administration Photographs," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, May 3 - June 16, 1985. Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson. _Mountaineers to Main Streets: The Old Dominion as seen through the Farm Security Administration Photographs_. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1985: p. 84.
