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Drying Collection (#10)

"Drying: A Timeless Ritual of Renewal and Nourishment" In a world where time seems to fly by, the act brings us back to simpler times

Background imageDrying Collection: Dry bouquet

Dry bouquet
Nel Talen

Background imageDrying Collection: Cutting Burley tobacco and putting it on sticks to wilt... on the Russell Spears farm, Ky. 1940

Cutting Burley tobacco and putting it on sticks to wilt... on the Russell Spears farm, Ky. 1940
Cutting Burley tobacco and putting it on sticks to wilt before taking it into the curing and drying barn on the Russell Spears farm, vicinity of Lexington, Kentucky

Background imageDrying Collection: Burley tobacco is placed on sticks to wilt after cutting... on the Russell Spears farm... Ky

Burley tobacco is placed on sticks to wilt after cutting... on the Russell Spears farm... Ky
Burley tobacco is placed on sticks to wilt after cutting, before it is taken into the barn for drying and curing on the Russell Spears farm, vicinity of Lexington, Kentucky

Background imageDrying Collection: Drying oranges at a co-op orange packing plant, Redlands, Calif. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano

Drying oranges at a co-op orange packing plant, Redlands, Calif. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Drying oranges at a co-op orange packing plant, Redlands, Calif. Santa Fe R.R. trip

Background imageDrying Collection: San Juan Island, Washington State, USA. Bunches of lavender hung to dry

San Juan Island, Washington State, USA. Bunches of lavender hung to dry

Background imageDrying Collection: Galaxy over a dead forest

Galaxy over a dead forest
Yuhan Liao

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90039313

DDE-90039313
Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA, Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) adult male drying feathers while perched on barbed wire, fence, Date: 30/07/2010

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90037357

DDE-90037357
Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, Stanley Park, British Columbia Date: 06/09/2007

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034924

DDE-90034924
Hay harvest and haystack in the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara, Romania Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034925

DDE-90034925
Hay harvest and haystack in the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara, Romania Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034923

DDE-90034923
Hay harvest and haystack in the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara, Romania Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034922

DDE-90034922
Hay harvest and haystack in the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara, Romania Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034920

DDE-90034920
Hay harvest and haystack in the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara, Romania Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034921

DDE-90034921
Hay harvest and haystack in the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara, Romania Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034919

DDE-90034919
Hay harvest and haystack in the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara, Romania Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034917

DDE-90034917
Hay harvest and haystack in the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara, Romania Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034918

DDE-90034918
Hay harvest and haystack in the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara, Romania Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034916

DDE-90034916
Hay harvest and haystack in the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara, Romania Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034915

DDE-90034915
Hay harvest and haystack in the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara, Romania Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034914

DDE-90034914
Hay harvest and haystack in the Apuseni Mountains, Scarisoara, Romania Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034670

DDE-90034670
Romania, Maramures, Fresh harvest Hay drying Date: 04/02/2006

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90034672

DDE-90034672
Romania, Maramures, Fresh harvest Hay drying Date: 04/02/2006

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90029372

DDE-90029372
France, Provence, Vence. Child's trousers and shoes drying outside a home's window. Date: 30/07/2005

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90029248

DDE-90029248
France, Briouze, Gillot Dairy, production of camembert cheese, drying room Date: 16/06/2006

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90028295

DDE-90028295
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) rolling in snow drying in winter, Churchill Wildlife Management Area, Churchill, MB Canada Date: 25/06/2010

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90028294

DDE-90028294
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) rolling in snow drying in winter, Churchill Wildlife Management Area, Churchill, MB Canada Date: 25/06/2010

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90025783

DDE-90025783
UAE, Fujairah. Wet suits and flippers on drying rack. Date: 08/07/2005

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90025184

DDE-90025184
Malaysia, Borneo, Semporna, Mabul, Dayak Lau (Sea Gypsies) living on boats and wooden houses on stilt Date: 20/05/2008

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90025183

DDE-90025183
Malaysia, Borneo, Semporna, Mabul, Dayak Lau (Sea Gypsies) living on boats and wooden houses on stilt Date: 20/05/2008

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90025090

DDE-90025090
Japan, Ushino Village. Shizuoka countryside, Mt. Fugi Date: 27/08/2005

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90025086

DDE-90025086
Japan, Nara Prefecture, Heguri-cho. Field of drying rice. Date: 23/02/2010

Background imageDrying Collection: DDE-90024148

DDE-90024148
Harvested rice, near Hongcun, China Date: 12/08/2006

Background imageDrying Collection: Reflections

Reflections
Mahendra Bakle

Background imageDrying Collection: A cup of tea for the laundress

A cup of tea for the laundress
Victoria Glinka

Background imageDrying Collection: Drying Red

Drying Red
Sikder Mesbahuddin Ahmed

Background imageDrying Collection: Pattern maker in a Rice Mill

Pattern maker in a Rice Mill
Sikder Mesbahuddin Ahmed

Background imageDrying Collection: Detail on Kytta farm, Michigan Hill, Thurston County, Western Washington, 1939

Detail on Kytta farm, Michigan Hill, Thurston County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Detail on Kytta farm. Western Washington, Thurston County, Michigan Hill

Background imageDrying Collection: Construction detail of tobacco barn showing method of firing, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Construction detail of tobacco barn showing method of firing, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Construction detail of tobacco barn showing method of firing

Background imageDrying Collection: Son of sharecropper... hanging up strung tobacco inside barn, Shoofly, North Carolina, 1939

Son of sharecropper... hanging up strung tobacco inside barn, Shoofly, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Son of sharecropper and sub tenant hanging up strung tobacco inside barn. Shoofly, North Carolina

Background imageDrying Collection: Possibly: Son of sharecropper... hanging up strung tobacco... Shoofly, North Carolina, 1939

Possibly: Son of sharecropper... hanging up strung tobacco... Shoofly, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Son of sharecropper and sub tenant hanging up strung tobacco inside barn. Shoofly, North Carolina]

Background imageDrying Collection: Onions drying in sacks in the field, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Onions drying in sacks in the field, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Onions drying in sacks in the field. Fifteen percent of onion growers in the country are Japanese. 700-800 cars are shipped out every year. Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageDrying Collection: Onions in sacks are drying, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Onions in sacks are drying, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Onions in sacks are drying. Those on ground are culls. 1000 acres of onions are grown, 700 to 800 cars are shipped annually from Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageDrying Collection: Shocked corn in field of FSA borrower, Sunset Valley, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Shocked corn in field of FSA borrower, Sunset Valley, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Shocked corn in field of FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower. Sunset Valley, Malheur County, Oregon. [Corn arranged into shocks or stooks for drying]

Background imageDrying Collection: Field of corn in shock on farm of FSA borrower, Sunset Valley, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Field of corn in shock on farm of FSA borrower, Sunset Valley, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Field of corn in shock on farm of FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower. Sunset Valley, Malheur County, Oregon. [Corn arranged into shocks or stooks for drying]

Background imageDrying Collection: Mrs. Hull drying corn, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mrs. Hull drying corn, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mrs. Hull drying corn. She hopes to sell enough to help her son through Bible school. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageDrying Collection: Akasaka, Fujikawa, Okazaki, Chiryu, and Narumi, from the series 'Famous Places on... c. 1830 / 35

Akasaka, Fujikawa, Okazaki, Chiryu, and Narumi, from the series "Famous Places on... c. 1830 / 35
Akasaka, Fujikawa, Okazaki, Chiryu, and Narumi, from the series " Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Five Stations (Tokaido gojusan eki goshuku meisho)", c. 1830/35

Background imageDrying Collection: A woman getting out of a bath, illustration for Mitsou by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954)

A woman getting out of a bath, illustration for Mitsou by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954)
STC240030 A woman getting out of a bath, illustration for Mitsou by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) published 1930 (etching & drypoint) by Chahine

Background imageDrying Collection: Barmaid (Any Bar), 1898 (woodcut)

Barmaid (Any Bar), 1898 (woodcut)
3088152 Barmaid (Any Bar), 1898 (woodcut) by Nicholson, William (1872-1949); 25.4x22.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Original woodcut, without hand colouring)




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"Drying: A Timeless Ritual of Renewal and Nourishment" In a world where time seems to fly by, the act brings us back to simpler times, and is a reminder that even in our fast-paced lives, there are moments when we must slow down and appreciate the beauty in everyday tasks. Imagine walking down a bustling street, your eyes drawn to a vibrant poster advertising Sunlight Soap. The image depicts clothes hanging on a line, gently swaying in the breeze as they dry under the warm sun. This simple scene transports you to another era, evoking feelings of nostalgia and tranquility. Further along your journey through art history, you stumble upon an exquisite painting titled "Jesus Washing the Feet of his Disciples. " Here, amidst this sacred moment captured on canvas with oil and grisaille technique, you notice water droplets falling from freshly washed feet onto towels carefully laid out for drying. In this act of humility and service, Jesus teaches us not only about cleansing but also about finding solace in simplicity. As you continue your exploration into different mediums and locations across continents, scenes unfold before your eyes like chapters in a storybook. Children frolic on St. Ives Beach while their damp swimsuits hang nearby - evidence of joyful memories made under sunny skies. On North Quay at West India Docks stands an intriguing sight - sugar bags suspended mid-air as if dancing with anticipation for their transformation from sticky sweetness to crystalline perfection. Nearby hangs laundry from windows overlooking Ribeira Quarter's narrow streets; each garment tells its own tale as it flutters freely against centuries-old architecture. Venturing further eastward towards Greece's Aegean Sea reveals Mandrakia village's picturesque charm - octopuses gracefully draped over lines like intricate works of art awaiting their turn to be savored by locals or visitors alike. Across the Atlantic Ocean lies Santa Fe's downtown area adorned with chili pepper ristras, proudly showcasing New Mexico's vibrant culture and culinary traditions.