Museum object · Visual Arts
Farm Scene
1970s - 1980s
Gilliam, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A Tempera and ink painting that depicts a farm scene by 5 Cent Jones. Outlines of human figures, farm animals, tools, and plant life are made in ink and painted over in tempera. The center of the painting has a blue-roof farm house and barn. In the foreground right corner, a man, woman and horse are doing farm work in the field. In the background are four trees with exposed branches. In the top left corner is the painter's signature, [MC JONES / 5¢].
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2017.68.17
