Woman’s Head with Pink Bow

Shields Landon ("S.L.") Jones, Woman's Head with Pink Bow, ca. 1979, carved and painted wood with ribbon, 15 1⁄4 x 10 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄2 in. (38.7 x 26.7 x 24.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.68

Artwork Details

Title
Woman’s Head with Pink Bow
Artist
Date
ca. 1979
Location
Dimensions
15 1⁄4 x 10 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄2 in. (38.7 x 26.7 x 24.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved and painted wood with ribbon
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — bust
Object Number
1997.124.68
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.124.68

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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Derek Webster, Untitled (Medium Figure), ca. 1986, painted wood with metal, cloth, hair, plastic, and putty, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.94
Untitled (Medium Figure)
Artist
Dateca. 1986
painted wood with metal, cloth, hair, plastic, and putty
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
Steve Ashby, Man with Scythe (Self-Portrait), ca. 1977, wood, cloth, paint, metal, hair, string, and nuts, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.48
Man with Scythe (Self-Portrait)
Artist
Dateca. 1977
wood, cloth, paint, metal, hair, string, and nuts
Not on view
Steve Ashby, Woman in Pink Skirt and Standing Man, ca. 1973, carved and painted wood, found materials, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.50
Woman in Pink Skirt and Standing Man
Artist
Dateca. 1973
carved and painted wood, found materials
Not on view