Tomato Packers, Study
Tomato Packers
ca. 1930
Charcoal and pencil study on yellow trace
13 ¾” x 16 ½”
When the harvest came in, people worked day and night to insure that there was no waste. Here is a study that as with the previous study was meant to be the first chronicle of the lives of people of color living and working in harmony. The artist knew her project was unique, and divided her time between the rural Eastern Shore and artistic community at the Art Students League in New York City.