West Indians sitting on fence at Horse Auction. El Dorado, Texas
Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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Title | West Indians sitting on fence at Horse Auction. El Dorado, Texas |
Date | November 1939 |
Medium | Gelatin silver print |
Dimensions | Image: 6 3/8 × 9 5/8 in. (16.2 × 24.4 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.1.19 |
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts nine men sitting on the top rail of a wooden, split-rail fence facing away from the camera. Each man wears a brimmed hat, a jacket, belted trousers, and cowboy boots.
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