Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
A1982.12.1 |
Title |
Threshing Pecans |
Artist |
Hunter, Clementine |
Object Name |
Painting |
Other Name |
oil |
Description |
Born in 1886 in Louisiana, Clementine Hunter worked for much of her life as a field hand harvesting cotton and pecans on Louisiana Plantations. She began working as housekeeper at Melrose Plantation in the 1920s. The plantation hosted artists from all over the country and in 1939, using paints and brushes left by one of the guests, Hunter began to paint on window shades. From that period on, she painted every day, using whatever materials were available, drawing inspiration from her sewing and quilting work and her life on the plantation. In 1949, an exhibition of her work at the New Orleans Arts and Crafts Show sparked the beginning of national exposure for her art. |
Collection |
Painting |
Dimensions |
H-25 W-15 inches |
Credit line |
Gift of Mrs. Mary Chauncey Newlin |
Material |
Oil on board |
Relation |
Show Related Records... |
Catalog type |
Art |
Source |
Mrs. Mary Chauncey Newlin |
Web Rights |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |