The Flute Player

Edwin Willard Deming, The Flute Player, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Victor Justice Evans, 1985.66.362,047
Edwin Willard Deming, The Flute Player, n.d., oil on canvas, 20 x 28 in. (50.8 x 71.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Victor Justice Evans, 1985.66.362,047
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Artwork Details

Title
The Flute Player
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Dimensions
20 x 28 in. (50.8 x 71.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Victor Justice Evans
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Performing arts — music — flute
  • Indian
  • Animal — bear
  • Landscape — tree
  • Figure male
Object Number
1985.66.362,047
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.362,047

Artwork Description

Edwin Willard Deming grew up among the Winnebago Indians and devoted his career to picturing Native Americans as peaceful and noble figures. This scene shows the mythical “Indian Orpheus” charming wild animals with the sound of his flute. The brightly colored leaves blanketing the ground and the wide eyes of the animals create a magical kingdom far from the nation’s urban centers. With the onset of industrialization, imaginary, romantic views of Native American life were widely collected by comfortable, middle-class Americans.

Works by this artist (37 items)

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Peter Milton, Country Pieces #2, 1979, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Marcus Cohn in memory of Harryette Cohn's commitment and devotion to the arts, 1997.90.1, © 1979, Peter Milton
Country Pieces #2
Artist
Date1979
etching
Not on view
Image Not Available
Klimtomania
Artist
Date1983
pencil on drafting film
Not on view
Peter Milton, Inner City, 1981, pencil on drafting film, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ronald and Anne Abramson, 1991.14.9, © 1981, Peter Milton
Inner City
Artist
Date1981
pencil on drafting film
Not on view
Peter Milton, Second Opinion, 1974, photosensitive ground etching and engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given by Dr. Ruth B. Benedict in memory of William S. Benedict, 1982.91, © 1974, Peter Milton
Second Opinion
Artist
Date1974
photosensitive ground etching and engraving on paper
Not on view

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