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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Chain Gang Picking Cotton

ArtistWinfred Rembert(1945-2021)
Date2005
MediumDye on carved and tooled leather
Dimensions43 3/4 x 39 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.
Signedl.r., inscribed in leather: [signed]
Mark(s)verso, u.c.: [Kinz + Tillou Fine Art label] verso, u.c.: [Fort Gansevoort label]
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2021.67
ClassificationMixed Media
Provenance(Kinz + Tillou Fine Art, New York, NY); purchased by Stephanie Smither [1941-2016], Huntsville and Houston, TX; by descent to John Kerr Smither (her son), Huntsville, TX, 2016 ; purchased by (Fort Gansevoort, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2021
On ViewNo
Chain Gang Picking C…43.8 × 39.8 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 239× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.