From each module of cotton brought in from the field, he said, the gin can produce about 16 to 18 bales. The bales get tagged again, and a sample is saved for the warehouse.

Kevin Beasley, Rebuilding of the Cotton Gin Motor II, 2016. Photo: Carlos Vela-Prado. Courtesy of the artist and Casey Kaplan; New York Don’t let the name fool you, the newest exhibition to open ...

Kevin Beasley, A view of a landscape: A cotton gin motor, (2012–2018). Courtesy Casey Kaplan, NY. Photo: Ron Amstutz.

This gin was exhibited at the World's Fair, in London, where it was commended, and adopted as best calculated to promote the growth of cotton in India, Egypt, Turkey, Italy and Brazil.