Eve and the Serpent

Name/Title

Eve and the Serpent

Entry/Object ID

2019.7.8

Description

A nude female lounges while a snake floats by her right side and whispers into her ear. Two circular shapes with + or crosses float by. She is executed in yellow and pink on a blue background. A homemade frame was constructed from lath (housing materials) and attached to the sides.

Artwork Details

Medium

Canvas, 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

36-1/4 in

Width

26-3/4 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