Name/Title

untitled

Entry/Object ID

2019.7.4

Description

Two figures, male on the left and female on the right, are depicted flanking a black tree. Executed in grays, red/orange, and black. The artist created a homemade frame by attaching lath strips to the four edges of the painting.

Artwork Details

Medium

1, paint, 4" wood panel

Collection

Southern Vernacular Art Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2019.7

Source or Donor

Mr. Josh Feldstein

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Tolliver, Mose

Role

Artist

Dimensions

Height

26 in

Width

33 in

Interpretative 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

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Create Date

July 26, 2019