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Watering trough of tenant farmer now on WPA near Sallisaw, Oklahoma

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ArtistRussell Lee (American, 1903–1986)
TitleWatering trough of tenant farmer now on WPA near Sallisaw, Oklahoma
DateJune 1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (16.5 × 24.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.7 × 25.5 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.1.44
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a wooden crate in the center of the composition, surrounded by bespoke wire fencing. The ground is covered in grass, leaves, and other plant life.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a wooden crate in the center of the composition, surrounded by bespoke wire fencing. The ground is covered in grass, leaves, and other plant life.

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"Watering trough of tenant farmer now on WPA near Sallisaw, Oklahoma | 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.1.44