Jungle Scene

Lawrence Lebduska, Jungle Scene, 1943, oil on board?, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1998.84.24
Lawrence Lebduska, Jungle Scene, 1943, oil on board?, 27 3⁄4 x 18 1⁄2 in. (70.4 x 47.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1998.84.24

Artwork Details

Title
Jungle Scene
Artist
Date
1943
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
27 3⁄4 x 18 1⁄2 in. (70.4 x 47.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on board?
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — leopard
  • Animal — bird
  • Landscape — jungle
Object Number
1998.84.24
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.84.24

Artwork Description

Lawrence Lebduska loved nature, and Jungle Scene is representative of his larger body of work. Here, the artist removed the animals from their natural habitats and placed them in an imagined landscape filled with lush trees and brightly colored flowers. A flock of pink birds perches on a large tree branch in the foreground as a jaguar stalks them from a higher vantage point.

Works by this artist (16 items)

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Louise Nevelson, World Garden Cabinet, 1959, painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.83
World Garden Cabinet
Artist
Date1959
painted wood
On view
Louise Nevelson, Night Leaf, 1969, plexiglas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.90
Night Leaf
Artist
Date1969
plexiglas
On view
Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral, 1982, painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 1994.85A-AA
Sky Cathedral
Artist
Date1982
painted wood
On view
Louise Nevelson, (Untitled #1), 1973, color aquatint and collage on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1973.181
(Untitled #1)
Artist
Date1973
color aquatint and collage on paper
Not on view

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