Lamar Baker

Exodus (Cotton #3)
1938–1939

Black and white etching featuring a surreal composition with oversized calla lilies in the foreground, a spider web in the upper left corner, and a backdrop of industrial buildings with smokestacks. In the lower left, there are small figures of people, one pushing a cart, near brick structures, suggesting a scene of labor or poverty. The artwork combines elements of nature with industrial imagery, creating a stark contrast.
Black and white etching featuring a surreal composition with oversized calla lilies in the foreground, a spider web in the upper left corner, and a backdrop of industrial buildings with smokestacks. In the lower left, there are small figures of people, one pushing a cart, near brick structures, suggesting a scene of labor or poverty. The artwork combines elements of nature with industrial imagery, creating a stark contrast.

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Date
1938–1939

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 5/16 × 12 1/2in. (41.4 × 31.8 cm) Plate: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)

Accession number
96.68.8

Series
Cotton Series

Publication
Printed by Will Barnet

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Lamar Baker
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