Chicken Coop Collection
In the heart of Person County, North Carolina, in the year 1939, a young girl with tobacco-stained hands delicately collects eggs from her family's chicken coop
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In the heart of Person County, North Carolina, in the year 1939, a young girl with tobacco-stained hands delicately collects eggs from her family's chicken coop. Dorothea Lange captures this poignant moment, showcasing the resilience and resourcefulness of a tobacco sharecropper's daughter. The henhouse on their Negro tobacco farm stands as a symbol of sustenance and self-sufficiency amidst challenging times. Meanwhile, across the country in Malheur County, Oregon, another chicken house takes shape under Lange's watchful lens. Constructed with sage bush thatching on Dead Ox Flat, it represents the ingenuity and adaptability of farmers during an era marked by economic hardship. As morning dawns upon yet another henhouse depicted in oil on canvas by an unknown artist, we are transported to a serene world where chickens begin their day with purpose and grace. Charles Emile Jacque's "Chickens in Their Roost" transports us back to 1864-1866 France when rural life was celebrated through art. From Saigon to Oakridge Farm and beyond time itself seems to dissolve as William Rothenstein's Late Summer scene at Oakridge Farm invites us into its idyllic embrace. In this picturesque setting lies a charming cottage dooryard painted by Adriaen van Ostade in 1673 – reminding us that chickens have long been companions for humanity throughout history. John James Audubon immortalizes farmyard fowls in his artwork from 1827; their vibrant plumage captured forever within his brushstrokes. And who can forget Charles Emile Jacque’s lively depiction of roosters and hens? His work transports us once again to rural France during the mid-19th century when these feathered creatures were cherished symbols of vitality and fertility. Whether it be through photographs or paintings spanning continents and centuries alike - whether they be humble sharecroppers' daughters or grand works of art.