Photograph by
Delano, Jack, American, 1914 - 1997
Owned by
Corcoran Gallery of Art, American, 1890 - 2014
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Farm Security Administration, American, 1937 - 1946
Printed by
LIGHT Gallery, American, 1971 - 1987
Date
1941; printed 1984
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 9 13/16 in. (16.5 × 25 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 9 3/4 × 12 15/16 in. (24.7 × 32.9 cm)
Description
This dye transfer print depicts a man standing in a field. He is pictured from the waist up, under a cloud-filled blue sky. He wears a short sleeve button down shirt in a tan color, with dirt and stains across it and a safety pin fastened to the front. He has a brimmed brown hat on his head, with his eyes concealed under its shade. In his proper right hand he holds what appears to be the long handle of a farm implement. He is surrounded by a dirt field partially filled with green plants. In the distance is a small white building.
Place depicted
Saint Croix, Frederiksted, Virgin Islands of the United States, Caribbean, North and Central America
Collection title
Corcoran Gallery Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
dye transfer prints
Topic
African diaspora
Agriculture
Government
Labor
Photography
Poverty
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Mr. Lee Minichiello and Mr. J. Kent Minichiello)
Object number
2018.76.40
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56669716c-0907-4493-a386-8b691f7deb3b

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