Tenant farmer drawing water at well. This woman (her husband died several months ago) and her three grown sons rent and farm about 60 acres near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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| Title | Tenant farmer drawing water at well. This woman (her husband died several months ago) and her three grown sons rent and farm about 60 acres near Sallisaw, Oklahoma |
| Date | June 1939 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 6 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (16.5 × 24.2 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.7 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.187 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a woman in a bonnet drawing water from a stone well and pouring it to the side of the structure. A young boy stands at her side looking towards the camera. Behind the well, a small yard and single-story board and batten building is visible.
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