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Black and white print of an industrial machine wheel wrapped in a chain of gripping human hands. Large hands pick cotton in the upper left over a rural landscape with a house and small figures working in a field.
Field Hands
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Field Hands

Artist Lamar Baker (American, 1908 - 1994)
Date1940
MediumLithograph
Dimensionssheet: 11 1/2 x 16 in. (29.2 x 40.6 cm)
image: 8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (22.2 x 29.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Hiram and Avonell Williams, by exchange with the Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia, in memory of Lamar Baker
Object number1997.31.18
Collections
Visual DescriptionBlack and white print of an industrial machine wheel wrapped in a chain of gripping human hands. Large hands pick cotton in the upper left over a rural landscape with a house and small figures working in a field.
Black and white print showing an industrial textile machine and a traditional spinning wheel. A woman and child stand nearby. A giant spider web spans the dark sky above, catching a house, a factory, and three falling human figures.
Walk Into My Parlor
Lamar Baker
1940
Black and white print of a clock face and human profile. A chain links a nose ring on the profile to the clock hands. Below are a railroad rail, a hanging lantern, a small house on stilts, and a train.
Commuter's Fantasy, from the series Fantasies
Lamar Baker
1936
Black and white print showing a large head with closed eyes angled downward. A wreath of cotton bolls floats above. A woven texture overlays the scene. A small figure works in a field in the lower left.
Cotton Field Saint
Lamar Baker
1942
Black and white print of a columned house resting on a bright cloud above a cotton field. A large insect clings to the cloud. In the foreground, a dark trench is filled with partially buried human heads and bodies.
Plantation System
Lamar Baker
1941
Black and white print of a winding rope or thread connecting various scenes. Two suited men examine tape from a machine. Surrounding vignettes depict an industrial factory, figures seated before a large board, struggling men, and a crowd near a wooden shack.
The Tie That Binds
Lamar Baker
1939
Black and white print featuring a single cotton plant with leaves and bolls growing through a tangled heap of thick, heavy chains in the foreground. The background shows a barren, grassy landscape beneath a dark, dramatically clouded sky.
The Slave Plant
Lamar Baker
1939
Black and white print showing a giant thread spool entangling a falling man and woman. A wooden house sits on the left, while an industrial factory interior with machinery and large windows occupies the right.
Textile Tangle
Lamar Baker
1938
Black and white print. A gaunt man in a hat and clerical collar stands before a translucent, shirtless man with clasped hands and a crown of thorns. An arm holds a whip over him against faint text signs.
Masochist
Lamar Baker
c. 1937
Black and white profile portrait of a man with closed eyes, facing left. Large lobed leaves and spiky buds frame the upper left. A metal chain winds across the top right and down into the bottom left.
Negro Head
Lamar Baker
1940
Black and white print of a harbor scene. Two empty rowboats float in the foreground. Behind them is a white boat with two small figures, docked near industrial waterfront structures, cranes, and buildings set against a dark, cloudy sky.
Elise
Lamar Baker
1937
Black and white cross-hatched print of a partially nude woman sitting on a wooden chair, facing left. A draped cloth covers her lap. Her brightly lit upper body and face contrast heavily with the dark, textured background.
Nude
Lamar Baker
c. 1935 - 1940
Black and white print showing a hand with a snake extending from one finger. Surrounding it are stacked teacups, playing cards, large scissors, a tied book, and a spiky flower. An arched, barred window reads "SCHOOL FOR GIR".
School, from the series Fantasies
Lamar Baker
c. 1937

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