Spring Planting, from the project The Negro in Virginia

Robert McNeill, Spring Planting, from the project The Negro in Virginia, 1938, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1993.72.2, © 1938, Robert McNeill
Robert McNeill, Spring Planting, from the project The Negro in Virginia, 1938, gelatin silver print, sheet and image: 9 387 14 in. (23.818.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1993.72.2, © 1938, Robert McNeill

Artwork Details

Title
Spring Planting, from the project The Negro in Virginia
Date
1938
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 9 387 14 in. (23.818.4 cm.)
Copyright
© 1938, Robert McNeill
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — elderly
  • African American
  • Occupation — farm — sowing
  • Architecture — machine — farm machine
  • Landscape — Virginia
Object Number
1993.72.2

Works by this artist (3 items)

Ray Strong, San Francisco from Russian Hill, ca. 1934, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.89.9
San Francisco from Russian Hill
Dateca. 1934
oil on canvas
On view
Ray Strong, San Francisco from Russian Hill, ca. 1933-1934, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor, 1964.1.102
San Francisco from Russian Hill
Dateca. 1933-1934
oil on canvas
Not on view
Ray Strong, Golden Gate Bridge, 1934, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.50
Golden Gate Bridge
Date1934
oil on canvas
Not on view

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