Potato Diggers

c. 1946-1947

Ruth Leaf

Associated Names
Ruth Leaf

Artist, American, born 1923

This is a drawing of people working in a field. The image shows figures bent over in a field, seemingly engaged in agricultural labor. They are digging or planting in rows of crops. The figures are positioned in a row across the landscape. In the background, there are variations in shading indicating rows of furrows in the dirt and details suggesting a rural setting with trees and possibly distant structures. The drawing uses strong contrasts and bold lines to define the contours of the figures and landscape elements.
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Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, Potato Diggers; lower center, 6/30; lower right, Ruth Leaf

Wikidata ID

Q76441874

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