["Washer Women" and base]

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Photograph of a folk-art piece titled "Washer Women", that depicts to female figures. One is reclining in what appears to be a rocking chair and the other is standing with her hands reaching towards a board in the yellow bucket in front of her. Both figures are designed differently. The one reclining is two dimensional and painted in white and black, while the one standing upright is three dimensional and has distinct features, two eyes a protruding nose and a carved mouth, and colorful blue paint that matches the base the piece is standing on. A wire attached to a … continued below

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1 photograph : col. ; 2970 x 4410 px.

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Sylve, Joshua December 4, 2013.

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Description

Photograph of a folk-art piece titled "Washer Women", that depicts to female figures. One is reclining in what appears to be a rocking chair and the other is standing with her hands reaching towards a board in the yellow bucket in front of her. Both figures are designed differently. The one reclining is two dimensional and painted in white and black, while the one standing upright is three dimensional and has distinct features, two eyes a protruding nose and a carved mouth, and colorful blue paint that matches the base the piece is standing on. A wire attached to a small metal rod runs behind the upright figure and possibly moves the platform they're attached to.

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1 photograph : col. ; 2970 x 4410 px.

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This image was taken for use in the digital version of UNT Special Collections' Spring 2014 exhibit "The Cat's Out of the Bag: Recent Acquisitions in Special Collections." The "Washer Women" folk-art piece was a 2013 acquisition piece from the Alexander M. Troup Collection.

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  • Preferred Citation: University Photography Collection (U0458), University of North Texas Special Collections

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University Photography Collection

Drawn from the UNT Archives, these photographs depict images of University of North Texas football, UNT alumni and alumni events, and images of the changing and growing University of North Texas campus.

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  • December 4, 2013

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  • Oct. 19, 2019, 10:32 a.m.

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  • April 29, 2020, 9:15 a.m.

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  • 33.210113, -97.148993

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Sylve, Joshua. ["Washer Women" and base], photograph, December 4, 2013; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1555843/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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