Rust Cotton Picker Comes to the South

1936

Shelby Shackelford

Associated Names
Shelby Shackelford

Artist, American, 1899 - 1987

The image shows a person standing from the waist up, holding a piece of cotton. The individual's facial features are detailed, with a pensive expression. They have short, textured hair and wear a shirt with a collar. Other figures around them are engaged in agricultural work, wearing hats and using tools and machinery. The background features abstract patterns resembling cotton fields with strokes and textures.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lyle Evan Gallery, Boston, MA); Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, 7 March 1989; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Rust Cotton Picker Comes to the South" (within quotes) in pencil, lower left corner; Signed: Shelby Shackelford - 36 in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76454754

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