Ode to a Cotton Picker

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

DMA_.1953.3

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DMA_.1953.3

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2003

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2003

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

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Creator Name:

Sellors, Evaline

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Sellors, Evaline

Creator Name

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Creator Dates/Places:

American, 1907 - 1995

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American, 1907 - 1995

Creator Dates/Places

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Creator Name-CRT:

Evaline Sellors

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Evaline Sellors

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Ode to a Cotton Picker

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Ode to a Cotton Picker

Title

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

1953

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1953

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1953

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1953

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1953

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1953

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Ceramic

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Ceramic

Materials and Techniques

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Dimensions:

Overall: 20 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (51.43 x 19.05 x 21.59 cm.)

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Overall: 20 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (51.43 x 19.05 x 21.59 cm.)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

Dallas Museum of Art

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Dallas Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

Dallas, Texas, USA

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Dallas, Texas, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1953.3

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1953.3

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the Craft Guild of Dallas

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Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the Craft Guild of Dallas

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org

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<a href="http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org"target="_new">http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org</a>

Rights

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Context:

Burchfield first came to Buffalo, New York, in 1921 to design wallpaper for a local firm. There, he painted many of the haunting townscapes that speak of loneliness, isolation, and mystery. Referring to this work, Burchfield himself said, "For me the `picture' was the grim dramatic quality of the buildings in the eerie light of an imminent storm." "Street Scene" depicts a box-gatherer pulling his cart down Genesee Street on a day in early spring. The scene derives a surreal quality from the giant trade signs of a molar and a pair of shears, and the "false-front" effect of the central structure. A master watercolorist, Burchfield used the medium to express visual equivalents of sounds and psychic sensations, often splicing together large sheets of paper to create such monumental works.

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Burchfield first came to Buffalo, New York, in 1921 to design wallpaper for a local firm. There, he painted many of the haunting townscapes that speak of loneliness, isolation, and mystery. Referring to this work, Burchfield himself said, "For me the `picture' was the grim dramatic quality of the buildings in the eerie light of an imminent storm." "Street Scene" depicts a box-gatherer pulling his cart down Genesee Street on a day in early spring. The scene derives a surreal quality from the giant trade signs of a molar and a pair of shears, and the "false-front" effect of the central structure. A master watercolorist, Burchfield used the medium to express visual equivalents of sounds and psychic sensations, often splicing together large sheets of paper to create such monumental works.

Context

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