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Old Timer from the Cotton Fields, Now in New England
Old Timer from the Cotton Fields, Now in New England

Old Timer from the Cotton Fields, Now in New England

Artist Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940)
Dateca. 1920s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 9/16 × 10 5/8 inches (34.45 × 26.99 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 inches (35.4 × 27.78 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1483
SignedArtist's stamp on sheet verso, top, in black ink: "LEWIS W. HINE / INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY / HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK"
InscribedOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "n.d." / "Old-timer from the / cotton fields, now in New England"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lowe rright, in black pen: "T2"; On sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "GEH 12838".
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DescriptionImage of elderly black man with white beard. He's wearing a striped shirt, vest, jacket and overalls with a safety pin in the center. He looks down with a slight grin.Provenance
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1973;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
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