Horse-drawn Cultivator. Mississippi, 1974, from the series Southern Roads/​City Pavements

Roland L. Freeman, Horse-drawn Cultivator. Mississippi, 1974, from the series Southern Roads/City Pavements, 1974, printed 1982, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George H. Dalsheimer, 1991.80.5, © 1974, Roland L. Freeman
Roland L. Freeman, Horse-drawn Cultivator. Mississippi, 1974, from the series Southern Roads/City Pavements, 1974, printed 1982, gelatin silver print, sheet: 11 1⁄8 x 14 in. (28.1 x 35.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George H. Dalsheimer, 1991.80.5, © 1974, Roland L. Freeman

Artwork Details

Title
Horse-drawn Cultivator. Mississippi, 1974, from the series Southern Roads/​City Pavements
Artist
Date
1974, printed 1982
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 11 1⁄8 x 14 in. (28.1 x 35.4 cm)
Copyright
© 1974, Roland L. Freeman
Credit Line
Gift of George H. Dalsheimer
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — farm
  • Landscape — Mississippi
  • Architecture — machine — farm machine
Object Number
1991.80.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1991.80.5

Artwork Description

Sometimes humorous, always warm, each photograph by Freeman represents more than the instant it captures. For example, emerging from the woods in search of basket maker Lee Willie Nabors, Freeman came upon a horse-drawn cultivator in a fallow field that Nabors farmed. Silhouetted against the sky, the implement becomes and emblem for the spirit of creativity that even the hard life of the rural farmer cannot stifle. Freeman’s photographs tell of African American heritage and folklore and of people for whom the past continues to resonate. They are also the story of Freeman’s life, the people he cares about, and the commitments he believes in.


African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, 2012

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Robert Riggs, The Boy-Bear's Cub-Brothers, Growing Too Big, Were Sent, Wearing Sacred Wampum Back to Their Natural Home, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.4
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Robert Riggs, The Spirit of a Bear, Being Released from Its Body, Carries a Plea for Good Hunting to the Manitu Above, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.12
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Artist
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graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
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Robert Riggs, Twelve Men, Searching for a Sacrificial Bear, Were Led by the Boy-Bear, Who Always Knew Where a Bear Was Sleeping, Calling Out "There Is a Bear There," and Again, "There.", from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.10
Twelve Men, Searching for a Sacrificial Bear, Were Led by…
Artist
Dateca. 1966
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Not on view
Robert Riggs, One-punch Knockout, ca. 1948, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frank McClure, 1973.194.3
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Artist
Dateca. 1948
lithograph on paper
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