Untitled (Picking [and Hauling] Cotton)

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This painting depicts two rows of women picking cotton. Both the top and bottom row has three women in purple, blue, and yellow dresses, each with a red hat. Each woman has a large white bag slung over her shoulder. Each figure stands in front of a low bush dotted with white spots of paint to indicate cotton. The artist has signed her initials [CH] in the lower right margin, with the "C" written backwards.

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