Quilting in sharecropper's home near Pace, Mississippi. Background photo for Sunflower Plantation
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
|---|---|
| Title | Quilting in sharecropper's home near Pace, Mississippi. Background photo for Sunflower Plantation |
| Date | January 1939 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 6 7/8 × 8 11/16 in. (17.4 × 22.1 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.257 |
| 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 two light-skinned women and a child sitting around a quilt on a wooden frame. The woman on the left hand side of the image reaches out to stitch, while the other woman demonstrates how to make a stitch to the child.
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"Quilting in sharecropper's home near Pace, Mississippi. Background photo for Sunflower Plantation | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.1.257