John Henry the Steeldriver

Shields Landon ("S.L.") Jones, John Henry the Steeldriver, ca. 1973, painted and carved wood, metal, overall: 17 x 11 ³⁄₄ x 8 ³⁄₄ in. (43.2 x 29.9 x 22.0 cm.) part A: 17 x 11 ³⁄₄ x 8 ⁵⁄₈ (43.2 x 29.9 x 22.0 cm.) part B: 7 ⁷⁄₈ x 2 ¹⁄₂ x 4 in. (20.0 x 6.4 x 10.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.252A-B

Artwork Details

Title: John Henry the Steeldriver
Artist: Shields Landon ("S.L.") Jones
Date: ca. 1973
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: overall: 17 x 11 ³⁄₄ x 8 ³⁄₄ in. (43.2 x 29.9 x 22.0 cm.) part A: 17 x 11 ³⁄₄ x 8 ⁵⁄₈ (43.2 x 29.9 x 22.0 cm.) part B: 7 ⁷⁄₈ x 2 ¹⁄₂ x 4 in. (20.0 x 6.4 x 10.2 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums: iron
wood
Mediums Description: painted and carved wood, metal
Classifications: Sculpture
Subjects: Figure group — male
Portrait male — Henry, John — full length
Occupation — industry — railroad
Architecture — other — tunnel
Object Number: 1986.65.252A-B
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.252A-B