MC "5cent" Jones (American, 1917-2003), Hen with Chicks

Watercolor, gouache, and ink on paper, signed at upper left, retaining label to verso, framed under plexiglass.

Frame dimensions 17 x 21 in.

From the Collection of Carolyn Ikenberry, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

MC "5cent" Jones lived in Gillam, Louisiana on marshy plantation land just north of Shreveport, and worked most of his life on the plantation. He was coined "5cent" for being only 5 feet tall. MC spent his career drawing and painting from his life and memories.

Toning and waviness to the sheet.