Jungle Scene

Media - 1998.84.24 - SAAM-1998.84.24_1 - 67074
Copied Lawrence Lebduska, Jungle Scene, 1943, oil on board?, 27 3⁄4 x 18 1⁄2 in. (70.4 x 47.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1998.84.24

Artwork Details

Title
Jungle Scene
Artist
Date
1943
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
27 3⁄4 x 18 1⁄2 in. (70.4 x 47.0 cm)
Markings
signed and dated, lower left center, in paint: Lebduska / 43
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on board?
Classifications
Keywords
  • Animal — bird
  • Animal — leopard
  • Landscape — jungle
Object Number
1998.84.24
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.84.24

Artwork Description

Lawrence Lebduska loved nature, and Jungle Scene is representative of his larger body of work. Here, the artist removed the animals from their natural habitats and placed them in an imagined landscape filled with lush trees and brightly colored flowers. A flock of pink birds perches on a large tree branch in the foreground as a jaguar stalks them from a higher vantage point.