Created by
M.C. "5 Cent" Jones, American, 1918 - 2003
Date
1970s - 1980s
Medium
tempera and ink on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (painting in frame): 14 7/8 × 18 11/16 in. (37.8 × 47.5 cm)
H x W x D (frame): 22 1/4 × 25 9/16 × 1 5/16 in. (56.5 × 65 × 3.3 cm)
Description
A tempera and ink painting that depicts workers picking cotton in the field 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 shows seven figures hand drawn in ink and painted in tempera on the field picking cotton. The cotton field, outlined only in ink, is contrasted in color by the greenery of the grass in the foreground and trees in the background. In the top left corner is the painter's signature, [MC JONES / 5¢].
Place made
Gilliam, Caddo Parrish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
paintings
Topic
Agriculture
Art
Cotton
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
2017.68.18
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd590baafc6-8517-43e4-b935-c001e12fd63e

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