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Picking Cotton, The Last of the Tenant Farmers, East Texas

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Picking Cotton, The Last of the Tenant Farmers, East Texas

Artist: Frederick C. Baldwin (American, 1929 - 2021)
Artist: Wendy Watriss (American, born 1943)
Date: 1971-1973
Series Title:Texas, An American Experience
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 8 1/8 × 12 1/8 in. (20.6 × 30.7 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.6 cm)
Classification: Photograph
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by an anonymous donor, Gay Block and Malka T. Drucker, and Eve France
Object number: 2015-15.8
Not on view
DescriptionHorizontal black and white image. Two people with a dog are working in a field. A women is standing on top of a wagon. She is holding a large sack by the handles and the lower part of the sack is being held by a man standing on the ground. There are large sacks piled up next to the wagon, seen at the lower right. A dog is at center left and is so thin its ribs are visible.
Public Website: Yes
© Frederick C. Baldwin and Wendy Watriss
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  • In the Midst of Things - Fred Baldwin and Wendy Watriss
Series Title: Texas, An American Experience