PORPOISE

John Orne Johnson Frost, PORPOISE, ca. 1922-1928, carved and painted wood with iron hooks, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.246
John Orne Johnson Frost, PORPOISE, ca. 1922-1928, carved and painted wood with iron hooks, 15 x 50 1⁄4 x 1 1⁄2 in. (38.1 x 127.7 x 3.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.246
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Artwork Details

Title
PORPOISE
Artist
Date
ca. 1922-1928
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 x 50 1⁄4 x 1 1⁄2 in. (38.1 x 127.7 x 3.8 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 with iron hooks
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — porpoise
Object Number
1986.65.246
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.246

Works by this artist (3 items)

John Orne Johnson Frost, "BLUE DOG" Shark, ca. 1922-1928, carved and painted wood with iron hooks, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.247
“BLUE DOG” Shark
Artist
Dateca. 1922-1928
carved and painted wood with iron hooks
On view
John Orne Johnson Frost, PORPOISE, ca. 1922-1928, carved and painted wood with iron hooks, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.246
PORPOISE
Artist
Dateca. 1922-1928
carved and painted wood with iron hooks
Not on view
John Orne Johnson Frost, The Marblehead Fishermen, ca. 1922 - 1928, oil on board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Josh Feldstein, 2015.56.3
The Marblehead Fishermen
Artist
Dateca. 1922 - 1928
oil on board
Not on view

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