Along the Banks of the Kalamazoo

George Biddle

1947

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Cordoba, Lucille Douglass, charcoal and pastel on paper
At the center of this circular, black and white print, a man wearing a hat, shirt, and pants harvests wheat with a scythe with multiple blades. Behind the field of wheat, nestled in the hills, are a group of farm buildings including three grain silos. At the bottom of the print is a small still life that includes implements related to farming including a water jug, a hay fork, a sickle, and a scythe.
This image is created with black ink on paper. This print represents a street corner and a view down a street toward Birmingham’s downtown skyline, with the City Federal building seen in the distance. On the corner stands a corner store with signs for Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale, Coca Cola, and Nehi sodas. These signs are all reversed. Down the left side of the street runs a group of buildings, including a café, a two story building, and a church. A power line stands in front of the corner store and runs down the streets on either side of the corner. There is a large, leafy tree at the left side of the composition.
U.N.I.A. Women—On Parade, New York City, James Van Der Zee, gelatin silver print