High Water Hog Blues

Name/Title

High Water Hog Blues

Entry/Object ID

99-31-1326

Type of Print

Woodcut

Made/Created

Artist

Huck, Thomas

Date made

1999

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Height

29-1/2 in

Width

26 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

During the floods of 1993, I met a hog farmer who spoke of leaving his farm rather hastily, leaving everything when a levee broke. His hogs went to high land, in this case which was his house. When he returned days later, there were many dead and bloated hogs floating in his living room.