Name/Title
untitledEntry/Object ID
2010.1.9Description
Typical of artist Eddy "Mr.. Eddy" Mumma, this work features the single portrait of man in elaborate dress with a round face, and the artist has painted portraits on both sides of the canvas. The front image is a bust of a female figure in red, blue, white and black, who has a small smile and bright blue eyes against a white background. The back image is a bust of a man in a slight 3/4 profile pose with yellow downcast eyes. He has a red face, black hair, blue figures and red buttons on the jacket.Artwork Details
Medium
Canvas, Acrylic PaintCollection
Southern Vernacular Art CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2010.1Source or Donor
Lou and Calynne HillAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Mumma, EddyRole
ArtistDate made
n.d.Interpretative Labels
Label
Edward "Mr. Eddy" Mumma (1908-1986)
Edward Mumma was born in Milton, Ohio, and after his wife's death in 1966 retired to Gainesville, Florida. Most of Edward Mumma's work consists of abstract versions of portraits focusing on faces and hands. His portraits almost always depict the same close-up, expressionless round face, with variations of colors, hand placements, and dress. Often, Mumma painted on both sides of his canvas or board paintings, and crudely framed them with scrap wood or plastic.Created By
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October 2, 2009