'Cracker-style' Cabin

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Oil painting of a Florida ‘Cracker-style’ house. The painting (a) shows a wood ‘Cracker-style’ cabin in the center. The roof has overhangs shading the door and windows. Two sides of the cabin are shown in the image. There is one door visible on the side of the cabin, facing another partially visible structure on the left. The other ofther visible wall of the cabin has a chimney with a window on each side. The structures are behind a wooden fence with an open gate. There is green ivy growing along the fence. The blue sky with clouds is visible in the background behind tree branches. The painting is signed in the bottom right and on the reverse. The wooden frame (b) is painted dark brown and made from repurposed construction materials. The frame has lighter brown fabric in the center.

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