Sharecropper Family, Spring, Mississippi Delta

1966, printed later

Julius Lester

Associated Names
Julius Lester

Artist, American, 1939 - 2018

The image shows a group of people standing in front of a one-story wooden house. There are about sixteen individuals of various ages, facing the camera directly. One person is in the doorway of the house. The individuals have diverse facial features and hairstyles. They are wearing casual clothing. Some individuals hold objects. The background includes a wooden house, a tree, and a partially hidden car.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.9 × 23.9 cm (6 1/4 × 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 25.1 cm (8 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.87.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julius Lester; (Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite underlined: B; bottom center: PF11605