Original Folk Art Painting by Charles A Owens (1922-1997)
Item Details
An original painting titled Slaves worked Cotton Plantation by American Folk Artist Charles A. Owens (Maysville, KY 1922-1997). The acrylic painting on canvas board illustrates in a naive manner a landscape of cotton plants and pickers with the plantation behind a white picket fence in the background. The painting is signed in the lower left corner and the artist has made this hand written notation to the back __Gangs of slaves working in cotton plantation of the old southwest. While most southern whites were small farmers, who owned no slaves, the big plantation dominated the economy- cotton was the major cash crop, but corn occupied about the same acreage_. . The painting is presented in a high quality carved wood frame having a pewter finish.
Charles A. Owens was born in Maysville, Kentucky to an opera singer and renowned Jazz musician. He was interested in art from an early age but received no formal art education. Charles visited Cincinnati, Ohio often where he would visit the Cincinnati Zoo and swim in the Ohio river. In 1949 he moved to Columbus, Ohio where he settled. His living was made by a wide variety of jobs to include chef, truck driver, mechanic and even bootlegger.
Condition
The painting is in very good condition, the frame has minor scuffs and nicks.
Dimensions
The image is 17.5" wide x 14" high.
Item #
17CIN270-073
