Object Details
- Artist
- Ellis Wilson, born Mayfield, KY 1899-died New York City 1977
- Exhibition Label
- A lush jungle of flowering tobacco plants provides the backdrop for a family of field hands who walk in frieze-like procession along a rough dirt path. The hoes and head coverings convey the nature of their toil in the heat of a late summer sun, yet their upright postures and steady gait suggest liveliness. Faces are hidden in shadow and bodies are defined by unmodulated shapes of the brightly colored clothing. Field Workers speaks eloquently to the condition of a particular family's life -- and by extension to the lives of all who toil on the land.
- African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, 2016
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
- ca. 1948-1951
- Object number
- 1967.57.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on fiberboard: masonite
- Dimensions
- 29 3/4 x 34 7/8 in. (75.5 x 88.6 cm.)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Occupation\farm
- Landscape\farm
- Figure group\family
- African American
- Dress\accessory\hat
- Landscape\road\path
- Landscape\plant\tobacco
- Object\tool\hoe
- Record ID
- saam_1967.57.31
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7053eb13a-dd69-495f-9694-9a59114509ca
