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Hoeing Cotton, near Yazoo City, Mississippi, June 1937
Hoeing Cotton, near Yazoo City, Mississippi, June 1937

Hoeing Cotton, near Yazoo City, Mississippi, June 1937

Artist Dorothea Lange (American, 1895 - 1965)
Date1937
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 13 1/2 inches (26.67 × 34.29 cm)
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 13 5/8 inches (27.31 × 34.61 cm)
Mount: 10 3/4 × 13 5/8 inches (27.31 × 34.61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4191
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mount verso, central left, in pencil: "J57" [circled]; On mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "$6800"; On mount verso, center, in pencil: "#2" / "LC17066" [circled] / "No 72" [circled].
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DescriptionImage of a figure hoeing cotton in a field.
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