PORPOISE

John Orne Johnson Frost, PORPOISE, ca. 1922-1928, carved and painted wood with iron hooks, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.246
John Orne Johnson Frost, PORPOISE, ca. 1922-1928, carved and painted wood with iron hooks, 15 x 50 1⁄4 x 1 1⁄2 in. (38.1 x 127.7 x 3.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.246
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Artwork Details

Title
PORPOISE
Artist
Date
ca. 1922-1928
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 x 50 1⁄4 x 1 1⁄2 in. (38.1 x 127.7 x 3.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved and painted wood with iron hooks
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — porpoise
Object Number
1986.65.246
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.246

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Alan Lydiat Durst, Horse, 1938, marble on wood base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of International Business Machines Corporation, 1966.27.2
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Date1938
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