Name/Title

untitled

Entry/Object ID

2019.7.5

Description

Orange figure/creature depicted in 3/4 profile against brown background and bright blue border. The eyes are painted with a small line placed vertically above and below. The subject almost looks like they are turning over their shoulder at the viewer. Artist attached a pop top to the back for hanging.

Artwork Details

Medium

1, 2" plywood, paint

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

19-1/2 in

Width

19 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