- 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
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




