Repeating shotgun over the window in bedroom of Cajun farm family near Crowley, Louisiana
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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| Title | Repeating shotgun over the window in bedroom of Cajun farm family near Crowley, Louisiana |
| Date | October 1938 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 9 9/16 × 7 1/4 in. (24.3 × 18.4 cm) Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.260 |
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A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts a shotgun hanging above an interior window of a wooden room. A calendar handing to the right of the gun is turned to the month of October and displays a depiction of Jesus with children. The side of a bed is visible at the bottom edge of the image.
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"Repeating shotgun over the window in bedroom of Cajun farm family near Crowley, Louisiana | 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.1.260