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Freemen Prosper by Sahl Swarz
Photo CreditPhoto courtesy of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc.
Freemen Prosper
Photo CreditPhoto courtesy of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc.

Freemen Prosper

Artist
Year1948
Classification sculpture
DimensionsW: 54" H: 69" D: 23" Framed: Base: 23" x 4" x 23"
  • "This Female figure is bare to the waist, wears a skirt, and is barefoot.  Symbols of native crops (cotton, corn, tobacco) are carved from her right knee to her left thigh.  her arms are extended; her right hand holds a cotton bale and her left hand a spinning wheel.  Weeight rests on her left leg; her right leg acts as an elastic prop.  Realistic treatment but not fussy.  Subordination of detail and emphasis on planes."