Oil on canvas, signed at lower right, inscribed "Thank God I wont have to look at this old mule any more." and dated October 18, 2001 on the verso, framed.

DOA 14.75 x 18.5 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, NC

Born in Vance County, Williams' parents were sharecroppers and her memories of rural life populate her folk art paintings. In 2009 an exhibition of her paintings, entitled “Ruth Russell Williams: Master Storyteller," was displayed at the NCCU Art Museum in Durham, NC.