Cotton Ginning Time 1943

"Cotton Ginning Time" (1943) is a lithograph by Mildred Bernice Nungester, an American artist known for her depictions of rural life. The print, executed in a realistic style, portrays a scene of cotton being transported by a wagon drawn by a mule to a ginning factory. The work highlights the labor involved in the cotton industry, a significant part of the American economy during Nungester's lifetime. The composition, with its emphasis on the figures and the wagon, captures the daily rhythms of rural work and life. The image provides a glimpse into the lives of those who worked in cotton fields during this period, contributing to our understanding of the social and economic history of the South.