Ginnin' Cotton (mural study, Leland, Mississippi Post Office)

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Object Details

Artist

Stuart R. Purser, born Stamps, AR 1907-died Gainesville, FL 1986

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

Date

ca. 1940

Object number

1965.18.28

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on canvas mounted on paperboard

Dimensions

15 x 35 7/8 in. (38.1 x 91.2 cm)

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Department

Graphic Arts

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Figure group

Occupation\farm\harvesting

African American

Landscape\Mississippi

Animal\horse

Study\mural study

Architecture\vehicle\wagon

Occupation\industry\manufacturing

New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Mississippi

Architecture Exterior\industry\factory

State of being\other\enslaved

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ef221854-65db-4485-b889-e2600e2f6739

Record ID

saam_1965.18.28