{"product_id":"king-cotton-original-36x48","title":"KING COTTON","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"641\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"245\"\u003eKing Cotton\u003c\/em\u003e, Devia Wynn reclaims a phrase once used to glorify the Southern economy—and instead anchors it in memory, through the dignified likeness of her grandfather. Clad in red flannel and rendered in hues of warmth and strength, he is not merely a portrait. He is a monument to the millions whose labor sowed the seeds of American wealth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"641\"\u003eThe economic data collaged behind him—historical cotton prices, inflation comparisons, production benchmarks—aren’t just figures. They’re receipts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"1290\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1mw6p8i\" data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"968\"\u003e7,000 bolls = 100 pounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"roq1xd\" data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"992\"\u003e480 pounds = 1 bale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1c6o6t2\" data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1038\"\u003eCotton sold for $0.10\/lb in the 1840s–60s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"boexkh\" data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1072\"\u003e$1.26\/lb during the Civil War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"9nnr2d\" data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1093\"\u003e$1.89\/lb by 1963\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1oc6tx0\" data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1117\"\u003e$1 then = $33 today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ttb149\" data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1190\"\u003eCotton production surged from 2 million pounds to 60 million by 1805\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1rafmum\" data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1290\"\u003eAfter the 1793 invention of the cotton gin, \u003cstrong\u003eeach enslaved person became 50x more “profitable”\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1953\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1713\" data-end=\"1726\"\u003eKing Cotton \u003c\/em\u003eexists as both archive and art.\u003cstrong data-end=\"928\" data-start=\"917\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1051\" data-start=\"915\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"952\" data-start=\"915\" data-section-id=\"11wf3sv\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"928\" data-start=\"917\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixed Media on Canvas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"976\" data-start=\"953\" data-section-id=\"m834iu\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"964\" data-start=\"955\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36x48\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"995\" data-start=\"977\" data-section-id=\"1x9xod4\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"988\" data-start=\"979\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1031\" data-start=\"996\" data-section-id=\"xcnjco\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"1009\" data-start=\"998\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Currency Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1051\" data-start=\"1032\" data-section-id=\"49limn\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"1045\" data-start=\"1034\"\u003eSigned: \u003c\/strong\u003eYes\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"THE DEVIA WYNN COLLECTION","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47513790742580,"sku":null,"price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/6864\/2132\/files\/currency_collection_on_easel_feebef0b-9bef-442c-959d-487397d12f7c.png?v=1771302259","url":"https:\/\/deviawynncollection.com\/products\/king-cotton-original-36x48","provider":"THE DEVIA WYNN COLLECTION","version":"1.0","type":"link"}