unknown (workers picking cotton)

Art

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Gadsden Arts Center & Museum

Name/Title

unknown (workers picking cotton)

Entry/Object ID

2020.3.1

Description

Watercolor painting of five workers in a field of cotton, picking the cotton from the plant and filling the basket. The sky is partly cloudy and blue with hints of pink. The figures are clad in light clothing, and two of the figures wear hats and one wears a head scarf. The horizon line cuts just above the middle of the composition and is accented by distant trees, executed in grays and purples. The majority of the cotton ball images are the white of the paper, showing the artist's skill and mastery of transparent watercolor. The field is depicted in browns, tans, greens and yellows.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Watercolor Paint

Acquisition

Accession

2020.3

Source or Donor

Fowler, Ashley1

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Richardson, Eluster

Role

Artist

Date made

2011

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

Eluster Richardson Born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, Eluster began painting as a child in the third grade. His works have won numerous awards and have been exhibited in a variety of settings, including the Museum of Florida History, Lemoyne Art Foundation, Florida State Museum of Art, Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, and Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. Eluster prefers painting people because, "people are such a challenge" and he especially enjoys painting children. His daughter Jasmine has been the subject of many of his compelling portraits. He is adept in oil and pencil, but his medium of preference is watercolor. Eluster currently maintains a studio in his hometown of Tallahassee. His fascination with history, particularly the people and places of North Florida, has resulted in a body of work that is treasured by history and art lovers of the region. He is the Artist-in- Residence for the Riley House Museum and Resource Center of African-American History and Culture, which houses his collection of historical works.

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Create Date

February 12, 2020