Cabin in the Cotton c. 1931 - 1937

"Cabin in the Cotton" (c. 1931-1937) is a painting by American folk artist Horace Pippin. The painting depicts a rural scene with a cabin in the foreground, a field of cotton, and a distant forest. The scene likely draws on Pippin's own experience as a Black man living in the American South during the Jim Crow era. His simplified forms and bold colors create a sense of immediacy and directness, characteristics of the American Primitive style. The painting conveys a sense of isolation and hardship, but also one of resilience and strength.