Planting a garden in the backyard, Woodbine, Iowa
| Artist | John Vachon (American, 1914–1975) |
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| Title | Planting a garden in the backyard, Woodbine, Iowa |
| Date | May 1940 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 6 9/16 × 9 5/8 in. (16.6 × 24.4 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.3.12 |
| 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 a man and a woman planting a garden. In the middleground, there are rows of turned soil, and along the nearest edge of the garden plot is a line of early spring irises and peonies not yet in flower. A house, a shed, and a barn are visible in the background.
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"Planting a garden in the backyard, Woodbine, Iowa | 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.3.12