Name/Title
Quail TurtleEntry/Object ID
2017.3.20Description
Rendered in mostly yellow and accented with oranges, blacks, and browns, Mose Tolliver depicts a quail turtle on a blue background. The entire composition is enclosed in a red linear boarder drawn at the edge of the wood. The artist attached a soda pop can top to the board to use as an hanging device.Collection
Southern Vernacular Art CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2017.3Source or Donor
Hill, Lou and CalynneAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Tolliver, MoseRole
ArtistDate made
n.d.Dimensions
Height
19-3/4 inWidth
18 inInterpretative Labels
Label
Mose Tolliver (1920-2006)
Born in Alabama in 1920, Tolliver claimed to have been creating artwork his entire life. His images are created on house-paint encrusted pieces of plywood and include sexually explicit images of women, self-portraits, buses, birds, snakes, and fruit. He would attach these images to the tab of a soda or beer can as a hanging device. As the years progressed, Tolliver became less dexterous and began to train his children to carry out his works.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
January 26, 2017