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African Jungle Picture: If the Ladies Had Knew the Snakes Wouldn't Bite Them They Wouldn't Have Hurt the Snakes; If the Snakes Had Knew the Ladies Wouldn't Hurt Them They Wouldn't Have Bit the Ladies

  • Thornton Dial, Sr., African Jungle Picture: If the Ladies Had Knew the Snakes Wouldn't Bite Them They Wouldn't Have Hurt the Snakes; If the Snakes Had Knew the Ladies Wouldn't Hurt Them They Wouldn't Have Bit the Ladies, 1989, enamel, industrial sealing compound, wire on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William Arnett, 1992.120

Title
African Jungle Picture: If the Ladies Had Knew the Snakes Wouldn't Bite Them They Wouldn't Have Hurt the Snakes; If the Snakes Had Knew the Ladies Wouldn't Hurt Them They Wouldn't Have Bit the Ladies
Artist
Thornton Dial, Sr.
Date
1989
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
48 3/4 x 96 in. (123.8 x 243.8 cm)
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of William Arnett

Mediums
wire
enamel
Mediums Description
enamel, industrial sealing compound, wire on wood
Classifications
Painting
Highlights
Folk and Self-Taught Art
Keywords
  • Landscape – Africa
  • Landscape – tropic
  • Animal – reptile – snake
Object Number
1992.120
Palette
Linked Open Data URI

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