Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990)

Wolcott was another FSA photographer who documented wealth inequity and race relations during the period. “As an FSA documentary photographer, I was committed to changing the attitudes of people by familiarizing America with the plight of the underprivileged, especially in rural America,” she said. This image is known as Center of town. Woodstock, Vermont, “Snowy Night” from 1940.

Photograph: Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University. Gift of Michael and Sheila Wolcott