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Kitty McLelland picking beans. Escambia Farms, Florida

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ArtistJohn Collier Jr. (American, 1913–1992)
TitleKitty McLelland picking beans. Escambia Farms, Florida
DateJune 1942
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.4 × 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.7 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.16.6
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A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts a young, light-skinned girl standing on her knees and picking beans from a row of crops. She wears her hair in braids, a black-and-white gingham shirt, and a pair of light-colored shorts.

A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts a young, light-skinned girl standing on her knees and picking beans from a row of crops. She wears her hair in braids, a black-and-white gingham shirt, and a pair of light-colored shorts.

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"Kitty McLelland picking beans. Escambia Farms, Florida | 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.16.6