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Woman Churning

Mina Lowry

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture features two figures churning butter. Both figures wear conical hats and long dresses. The figure on the left wears a yellow dress with a green shawl, and the figure on the right wears a primarily dark green dress. Crafted from painted wood, the figures have simplified features and hold a butter churn dasher. They lean towards a central cylindrical butter churn on a flat, rectangular wooden base. The sculpture has a quaint, handmade appearance with visible painted details suggesting fabric folds and hat decorations.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
3103 × 3315 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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