Untitled (Temptation in the Garden)

Jack Savitsky, Untitled (Temptation in the Garden), ca. 1970s, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak, 1981.63.2
Jack Savitsky, Untitled (Temptation in the Garden), ca. 1970s, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, 8 x 10 in. (20.2 x 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak, 1981.63.2

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled (Temptation in the Garden)
Artist
Date
ca. 1970s
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
8 x 10 in. (20.2 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — reptile — snake
  • Religion — Old Testament — Garden of Eden
  • Object — fruit — apple
  • Landscape — tree — apple tree
  • Religion — Old Testament — Adam
  • Religion — Old Testament — Eve
Object Number
1981.63.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1981.63.2

Artwork Description

Jack Savitsky created several paintings and drawings of Adam and Eve, many of which show them standing on either side of a large, umbrella-shaped tree filled with apples. In this image he filled the background with colorful rows of trees and plants inspired by the farmland around his home in Pennsylvania. By adding details like these from his own experience, Savitsky created a friendly, colorful interpretation of the biblical story as he saw it.

Works by this artist (13 items)

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Michael P. Smith, Untitled, 1968-1983, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1275, © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Untitled
Artist
Date1968-1983
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Michael P. Smith, Untitled, ca. 1968-1983, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1270, © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Untitled
Artist
Dateca. 1968-1983
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Michael P. Smith, Entering the "liquid grave", 1973, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1268, © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Entering the ​“liquid grave”
Artist
Date1973
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Michael P. Smith, Baptism, Beauty of Holiness Church of the Lord God in Creation/"Reborn in the Name of Jesus," Beauty of Holiness Church, 1974, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1274, © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Baptism, Beauty of Holiness Church of the Lord God in…
Artist
Date1974
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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