Oyster Shuckers Study 1
ca. 1930
Pencil and charcoal on yellow trace
13 1/2” x 16 1/4”
Members of the African American community understood food security on land as well as on the water. They were able farmers, watermen, and also knew how to process food for their families and a larger commercial population. In this atmospheric study, one sees men and women working together in a well organized fashion. The study is meditative and the workers are professionally engaged, clean, and focused.