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Sampling Cotton

c. 1940

Merritt Mauzey

Associated Names

Merritt Mauzey

Artist, American, 1898 - 1973

This is a drawing of a scene inside a warehouse or storage area. The image depicts two figures moving large, rectangular bales with the help of a hand truck. The setting is a rustic structure with a wooden floor and a slanted roof supported by wooden beams. The bales are stacked along the walls. To the left, there is a large barrel. In the background, through an opening in the structure, a landscape with hills is visible. The textures and shading highlight the physical effort involved in this task.

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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: 29.8 × 24.8 cm (11 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.)
sheet: 35.6 × 31.1 cm (14 × 12 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3390
Catalogue Raisonné

Tracy 1972, no. 136

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. 39, no. 136.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Merritt Mauzey

Wikidata ID

Q76456561

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