Name/Title
untitledEntry/Object ID
2018.4.3Description
This work depicts Mr. Eddy's characteristic half-length portraits of lavishly dressed figures. The figure's intensely crafted face and hands are a stark orange that is utilized in the accents of the clothing, along with a lighter yellow that is included in the shirt cuffs. Against a backdrop of thick white, Mumma's "d's" in his signature parallel the distinctly rounded pair of eyes and bulbous hat on the subject's head.Artwork Details
Medium
Board, Acrylic PaintCollection
Southern Vernacular Art CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2018.4Source or Donor
Mr. Josh FeldsteinAcquisition Method
DonationCredit Line
Josh FeldsteinMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Mumma, EddyRole
ArtistDate made
1966 - 1986Dimensions
Height
23-1/2 inWidth
19-1/2 inInterpretative 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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March 13, 2018