FCO-5338

CottonCartoon

c.1938

code

FCO-5338

CR Number

837

dimensions

280 x 300 cm

Art Form

Drawing

Art Medium

charcoal

Artwork Surface

paper
Mentions
Mentioned By6
Is Part Of

EMPTY LABEL

Title
Cotton
Description
Composition in black and brown. Contour lines and shading. It depicts peasants working in the cotton harvest. In the foreground, on the left of center, woman standing, with the body leaning forward, picking cotton. It wears straw brimmed hat, long sleeve dress, below the knees and is barefoot. On the left, stacking with four sacks. On the right girl standing in front, carrying bag full of cotton hanging on the left shoulder and in front of the body. She holds a cotton ball in each hand, wears brimmed hat and long sleeve dress. On the floor beside him, on the left a pumpkin and pumpkin ago, plant tuft. In the background, on the right, man leaning to the left, looking to put down a full cotton bag that hangs on his shoulder. He wears shirt and brimmed hat. Behind him, on the right bank, stacking several bags. On the left, a little behind, standing man, his body tilted to the right, looking pick cotton on the floor. It carries a full bag of cotton has fallen straight hair forward and wears pants rolled up. In the center, woman standing, and another woman more to the right, both in the same position of the first settler. Bags stacked on the left, and two stacks more on the right. Basically, symmetrical cotton plantation, thick tree trunks and on the right walls of a house.
Related Event
Related Document9
Artwork Function
CartoonArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Cartoon for the mural painting “Cotton” [FCO 1753]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
charcoalArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Height
280
Width
300
Dimension Notes
precisão: estimadas
Annotation
Unsigned and undated

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