I Know'd It Was Ripe, Thomas Hovenden, American, 1840-1895, Oil on canvas, ca. 1885, 21 15/16 x 15 7/8 in., x cm, African, African-american, American, Americana, black, boy, capitalism, century, culture, depressing, exploitation, figure, folk, Food and Drink, fruit, lifestyles, male figure, Nineteenth, oil, painting, Paiting, portraiture, racially complicated, slavery, smile, smiling face, stereotype, subject, watermelon, worker

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