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

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

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
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
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
Record ID
saam_1965.18.28
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ef221854-65db-4485-b889-e2600e2f6739
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