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
Keywords
  • 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
Object Number
1965.18.28
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.18.28