Edgar Tolson, Temptation, 1970, carved and painted white elm with pen and pencil,
21 7⁄8 x 16 1⁄2 x 12 in. (55.1 x 42.0 x 30.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.273
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Temptation
- Artist
- Date
- 1970
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 21 7⁄8 x 16 1⁄2 x 12 in. (55.1 x 42.0 x 30.5 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
- Mediums Description
- carved and painted white elm with pen and pencil
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Animal — reptile — snake
- State of being — evil — temptation
- Landscape — tree — apple tree
- Religion — Old Testament — Eve
- Religion — Old Testament — Adam
- Object Number
- 1986.65.273
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