Set-up with Musicians and Dancers – Frame with hanging figures

Charlie ("Cedar Creek Charlie") Fields, Set-up with Musicians and Dancers--Frame with hanging figures, ca. 1930-1960, carved and painted wood, painted metal, printed paper, painted fabric, plastic-coated wire, string, plaster/fabric snake, plastic bulldog, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.244
Charlie ("Cedar Creek Charlie") Fields, Set-up with Musicians and Dancers--Frame with hanging figures, ca. 1930-1960, carved and painted wood, painted metal, printed paper, painted fabric, plastic-coated wire, string, plaster/fabric snake, plastic bulldog, 37 1⁄2 x 27 x 12 3⁄8 in. (95.2 x 68.6 x 31.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.244

Artwork Details

Title
Set-up with Musicians and Dancers – Frame with hanging figures
Artist
Date
ca. 1930-1960
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
37 1⁄2 x 27 x 12 3⁄8 in. (95.2 x 68.6 x 31.4 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, painted metal, printed paper, painted fabric, plastic-coated wire, string, plaster/fabric snake, plastic bulldog
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Animal — bear
  • African American
  • Performing arts — music
  • Performing arts — dance
  • Animal — dog — bulldog
Object Number
1986.65.244
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.244

Works by this artist (2 items)

David Roberts, Rouen Cathedral, ca. 1796-1826, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mabel Johnson Langhorne, 1956.11.49
Rouen Cathedral
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Dateca. 1796-1826
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David Roberts, King's College Chapel--Cambridge, 1837, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mabel Johnson Langhorne, 1956.11.48
King’s College Chapel – Cambridge
Artist
Date1837
oil on canvas
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