Museum object · Visual Arts
Untitled (Cotton Picking Scene with Overseer)
1959
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This painting depicts two individuals picking cotton, while a third individual drives a loaded cart. The image is divided into two sections. The bottom section has two women picking cotton. Bent at the waist, the figures wear long skirts and large hats with large white sacks over their shoulders. In the upper section is a mule drawn wagon. It is being driven by a man in a yellow shirt, black pants, and a black hat. He holds a long whip in one hand. The artist has signed her initials in the bottom right corner.
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Catalog reference: 2017.68.8
