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Bumblebee Cotton

c. 1940s

Merritt Mauzey

Associated Names

Merritt Mauzey

Artist, American, 1898 - 1973

The image shows three figures working in a field, picking crops. The horizon is low in the image, with structures like small houses and a wagon visible. The drawing is detailed with cross-hatching for texture and depth. The color scheme is monochromatic black and white, emphasizing form and shadow. The sky has a few lightly sketched clouds.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 22.9 × 32.5 cm (9 × 12 13/16 in.)
sheet: 27.5 × 37.6 cm (10 13/16 × 14 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3388
Catalogue Raisonné

Tracy 1972, no. 21

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1972

Tracy, Warren. The Catalog of Merritt Mauzey Collection in the Library of the University of Southern Mississippi. Hattiesburg: University of Southern Mississippi, 1972, p. 21, no. 21.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Bumble-bee Cotton; lower center in graphite: Ed 20; lower right in graphite: Merritt Mauzey

Wikidata ID

Q76455622

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