The artistʼs inscription on the verso side of this work reads:

Miss Rubyʼs farm on the Gullah Island of Daufuskie. An ancient sense of being in a place that is separate from the real world. Time is still.

Situated off the coast of South Carolina, the five-mile long Daufuskie Island has for many years been home to a population of slave descendants known as the Gullah. Because the island is relatively isolated and accessible only by ferry, the Gullah culture (reflecting strong Central and West African influences) and language (an English-based creole language with African roots) and culture have flourished there.