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

Stuart R. Purser, Ginnin' Cotton (mural study, Leland, Mississippi Post Office), ca. 1940, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.28
Copied Stuart R. Purser, Ginnin' Cotton (mural study, Leland, Mississippi Post Office), ca. 1940, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, 15 x 35 7⁄8 in. (38.1 x 91.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.28

Artwork Details

Title
Ginnin’ Cotton (mural study, Leland, Mississippi Post Office)
Artist
Date
ca. 1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 x 35 7⁄8 in. (38.1 x 91.2 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • State of being — other — enslaved
  • Architecture Exterior — industry — factory
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Mississippi
  • Occupation — industry — manufacturing
  • Architecture — vehicle — wagon
  • Study — mural study
  • Animal — horse
  • Landscape — Mississippi
  • African American
  • Occupation — farm — harvesting
  • Figure group
Object Number
1965.18.28
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.18.28