Man with Pipe

Shields Landon ("S.L.") Jones, Man with Pipe, 1975, paint and pencil on carved wood, 10 x 8 1⁄2 x 7 3⁄4 in. (25.4 x 21.6 x 19.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.69

Artwork Details

Title
Man with Pipe
Artist
Date
1975
Location
Dimensions
10 x 8 1⁄2 x 7 3⁄4 in. (25.4 x 21.6 x 19.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
paint and pencil on carved wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Recreation — leisure — smoking
  • Figure male — bust
Object Number
1997.124.69
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.124.69

Artwork Description

S. L. Jones created large figures and heads based on the people who lived and worked around him in Pine Hill, West Virginia. The portraits have very similar features, and in these pieces the bow and the pipe are the only way to tell that one is male and the other female. He used pieces of yellow poplar, maple, and black walnut to carve his sculptures and highlighted their features with paint and pencil.

Works by this artist (11 items)

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Shields Landon ("S.L.") Jones, Hunter and Dog, 1975, painted and stained wood with metal and pencil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.251A-B
Hunter and Dog
Artist
Date1975
painted and stained wood with metal and pencil
On view
Shields Landon ("S.L.") Jones, Fiddler, 1975, carved and painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.250A-C
Fiddler
Artist
Date1975
carved and painted wood
On view
Shields Landon ("S.L.") Jones, Banjoist, 1976, man: carved and painted wood banjo: carved and painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.383A-B
Banjoist
Artist
Date1976
man: carved and painted wood banjo: carved and painted wood
On view
Shields Landon ("S.L.") Jones, Guitarist, 1976, man: carved and painted wood guitar: carved wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.382A-B
Guitarist
Artist
Date1976
man: carved and painted wood guitar: carved wood
On view

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Robert Morris, Untitled (Installation Model for Akron Commission), 1978, synthetic polymer on wood, pencil, and paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1979.159.46
Untitled (Installation Model for Akron Commission)
Artist
Date1978
synthetic polymer on wood, pencil, and paperboard
Not on view
Shields Landon ("S.L.") Jones, Guitarist, 1976, man: carved and painted wood guitar: carved wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.382A-B
Guitarist
Artist
Date1976
man: carved and painted wood guitar: carved wood
On view
Unidentified (American), Procession of Penitentes, ca. 1900, painted wood with mixed media, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.319A-I
Procession of Penitentes
Artist
Unidentified (American)
Dateca. 1900
painted wood with mixed media
Not on view