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title: The Cotton Gin 1793
author: Nicha Sursock
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20977/the-cotton-gin-1793/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-10-14
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# The Cotton Gin 1793

_Authored by [Nicha Sursock](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/nichasursock/)_

## Image File

[![The Cotton Gin 1793](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20977.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20977.jpg)

## Image Caption

A gouache on paper painting titled *The Cotton Gin 1793* by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA.

Eli Whitney with workers in the fields, his Cotton Gin machine revolutionised cotton processing reflecting the promise of industrial progress and its entanglement with slavery in the American south

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## About the Author

Egyptian born Lebano-Croatian artist, born in 1951, currently residing between Vienna and Split in Croatia. Studied film direction in Brussels and started a career as an illustrator in l'Orient-Le Jour, a leading Lebanese daily and le progrès égyptien.
- [Facebook Profile](https://www.facebook.com/Nichas works)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sursock, N. (2025, September 10). The Cotton Gin 1793. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20977/the-cotton-gin-1793/>
### Chicago
Sursock, Nicha. "The Cotton Gin 1793." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 10, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20977/the-cotton-gin-1793/>.
### MLA
Sursock, Nicha. "The Cotton Gin 1793." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20977/the-cotton-gin-1793/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Nicha Sursock](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/nichasursock/ "User Page: Nicha Sursock"), published on 10 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.