#orange pickers

Florida might be the state most synonymous with oranges, but California also has a history with the fruit – and it all centers on Riverside. It was here that the first navel orange trees in California were shipped from Brazil, and one of them still survives today. So renowned is Riverside for its oranges that the California Citrus State Historic Park was founded here in 1993. Taken 90 years prior, this photo documents hard-working orange pickers in the early 20th century.

Adrien Feint -  Orange Pickers, 1930, woodblock print Adrian George Feint (1894-1971) was an Australian Artist who worked with several mediums including penwork, bookplates, wood engravings and oil painting. Feint was born in New South Wales. He enjoyed drawing from an early age and would draw pictures all over his exercise books. In 1912, he began studies at Sydney Art School. In 1916 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 15th Field Ambulance on the Western Front. In 1919, Feint was granted three months leave to study at the Académie Julien, Paris. He was discharged later that year and Feint returned to the Sydney Art School. He was employed as assistant editor of the magazine Art in Australia from 1928 to 1940. He also provided illustrations for magazines and advertising. In 1929 Feint started to exhibit his oil paintings. Within a decade, Feint no longer produced commercial works, putting all his energy into oil-painting. He sought guidance from Margaret Preston.

The Orange Pickers by Emanuel Phillips Fox

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