Harvard Art Museums > 1964.97.43: Cotton Gin, Sketch for a Mural, Post Office, McDonough, Georgia Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Cotton Gin, Sketch for a Mural, Post Office, McDonough, Georgia (Jean Charlot) , 1964.97.43,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Jan 10, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/310828. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1964.97.43 People Jean Charlot, American (Paris, France 1898 - 1979 Honolulu, Hawaii) Title Cotton Gin, Sketch for a Mural, Post Office, McDonough, Georgia Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1941 - 1942 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/310828 Location Location Level 1, Room 1320, Modern and Contemporary Art, Social Realism View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite on off-white laid paper Dimensions 19.4 x 46.2 cm (7 5/8 x 18 3/16 in.) Graphite border drawn around image.: 15.6 x 42.1 cm (6 1/8 x 16 9/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: margins, graphite, in artist's hand: 1/4" square; diagonal; door-- square [and other compositional notations] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Jean Charlot, Honolulu, Hawaii, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1964. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jean Charlot Accession Year 1964 Object Number 1964.97.43 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Drawing was previously folded in half vertically. Publication History Jean Charlot, Charlot Murals in Georgia, The University of Georgia Press (Athens, GA, 1945), left third reproduced in b/w pl. 20 Exhibition History 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/17/2024 - 04/14/2025 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
