Accordion Player

Copied Benniah G. Layden, Accordion Player, ca. 1910, carved and painted wood and peach pits, overall: 30 1⁄8 x 11 7⁄8 x 8 in. (76.5 x 30.3 x 20.2 cm.) base and pole: 23 1⁄4 x 11 7⁄8 x 8 in. (59.1 x 30.3 x 20.2 cm.) platform: 5 5⁄8 x 9 7⁄8 x 5 3⁄8 in. (14.3 x 25.0 x 13.7 cm.) man: 7 5⁄8 x 2 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄8 in. (19.4 x 6.1 x 8.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.255A-C
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Artwork Details

Title
Accordion Player
Artist
Attributed to Benniah G. Layden
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 30 1⁄8 x 11 7⁄8 x 8 in. (76.5 x 30.3 x 20.2 cm.) base and pole: 23 1⁄4 x 11 7⁄8 x 8 in. (59.1 x 30.3 x 20.2 cm.) platform: 5 5⁄8 x 9 7⁄8 x 5 3⁄8 in. (14.3 x 25.0 x 13.7 cm.) man: 7 5⁄8 x 2 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄8 in. (19.4 x 6.1 x 8.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved and painted wood and peach pits
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • Figure male — full length
  • Performing arts — music — accordion
Object Number
1986.65.255A-C
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.255A-C