Eudora Welty
Chopping Cotton in the Field

ArtistAmerican, 1909–2001
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Chopping Cotton in the Field
Date1935
PlaceMississippi, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet:10 × 13 15/16 in. (25.4 × 35.4 cm)
Mount: 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.6 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Joe D. Wheeler
Object number90.451
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceClinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 1990.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: "500-" inscribed in pencil on recto mount, upper left.
Signed and inscribed in pencil on mount below image: "XVI/20", lower left; "Eudora Welty", lower right.

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