- Created by
- M.C. "5 Cent" Jones, American, 1918 - 2003
- Date
- 1970s - 1980s
- Medium
- tempera and ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (painting in frame): 8 9/16 × 10 1/4 in. (21.8 × 26 cm)
- H x W x D (frame): 13 7/8 × 15 1/4 × 1 3/8 in. (35.2 × 38.7 × 3.5 cm)
- Description
- A Tempera and ink painting that depicts a farm scene by 5 Cent Jones. Outlines of human figures, farm animals, tools, and plant life are made in ink and painted over in tempera. The center of the painting has a blue-roof farm house and barn. In the foreground right corner, a man, woman and horse are doing farm work in the field. In the background are four trees with exposed branches. In the top left corner is the painter's signature, [MC JONES / 5¢].
- Place made
- Gilliam, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- paintings
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Art
- Labor
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Collection of Sabra Brown Martin
- Object number
- 2017.68.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




