James B. Turnbull 1909–1976 Not on view First acquired 1943 API artists/1349 Relevance Accession date (newest–oldest) Accession date (oldest–newest) Artist (a–z) Artist (z–a) Date (newest–oldest) Date (oldest–newest) Title (a–z) Title (z–a) Random Filter Has image On view Randomize Reset Filters Classification Drawings (1) Medium e.g. oil on canvas Credit line e.g. gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Year range e.g. 1880 e.g. 2025 Invalid year range Years must be in the form YYYY Has description Has audio or video artport ⓘ Color Red Orange Yellow Light green Green Light blue Purple Blue Pink Maroon Brown White Gray Black Close filters 1 work James B. Turnbull Birth of a Sharecropper 1939 Exhibitions Where We Are: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1900–1960 Apr 28, 2017–June 2, 2019 1948 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting Nov 13, 1948–Jan 2, 1949 1946 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings Feb 5–Mar 13, 1946 1945 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings Jan 3–Feb 8, 1945 1944 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting Nov 14–Dec 12, 1944 1943 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art Nov 23, 1943–Jan 4, 1944 1942 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art Nov 24, 1942–Jan 6, 1943 1941 Annual Exhibition of Paintings by Artists Under Forty Nov 12–Dec 30, 1941 1941 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors, Drawings and Prints Jan 15–Feb 19, 1941 1939 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Watercolors Feb 22–Mar 15, 1939 1938 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting Nov 2–Dec 11, 1938 1938 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors, Drawings and Prints Mar 8–Apr 10, 1938 View all