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In 1992, anthropologist Jayne Howell was interviewing migrant farmworkers at the Seneca Castle Camp, and noticed a small group creating miniature buildings made of wooden popsicle sticks. An incurious eye might have dismissed them as simplistic, but…

Farmers necessarily pay close attention to daily weather and seasonal patterns. Here, a farmer from North Almond, NY records a "register" of the first observed appearance of various migrating birds and of spring blooms. He is careful to give his…

In circular composition, we behold a miniature world. Three glamorous horseback performers; a clown and his costumed dog at lower left; a crowd of spectators beholding the action: all orbit around a circular red carpet. At right is an ambiguous…

This poem, written by Felix Hipolito demonstrates the life that a migrant farm worker has. The first stanza of the poem begins with Hipolito getting to work and cutting tomatoes and then continuing to do so for the rest of her workday. From this…

A tree depicting the relationship between sequenced genomes (as of 2006). The center represents the last universal ancestor of all life on earth. Each color represents one of the three domains of life: pink represents eukaryota (animals, plants, and…

In the summer of 1820, Wall toured the Hudson River and painted a series of watercolors that then would be etched and issued to subscribers in series of four prints. The text accompanying this images reads: "The Pallisadoes consist of a line of…

Hill was the son of a well-known commercial lithographer, and was only 17 years old when he created this and other watercolors of the Erie Canal with an eye toward eventual publication. That never came to pass, but as historical documents the…

Floral border defines a circle with more flowers, a pair of solar disc flowers, and a heart with anthropomorphized face. Above, the phrase "Te Extrano" (I Miss You) raises a complex question. Is Hernandez referring to a specific person or, given the…

Snowy Landscape depicts farm buildings located in a mountain valley, their grays and reds deeply saturated to attract the viewer's eye. The structures are perhaps slightly simplified, some lacking windows or even doors, and none seems to be the…

We look out upon a small lake or pond, with a dog frisking along a path; an empty rowboat waits invitingly. Trees and open spaces predominate. Although the exact location of Henning's painting isn't given, it's possible this might be Woodlands…