Adam and Eve

Edgar Tolson, Adam and Eve, 1979, carved and painted wood and pencil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.269

Edgar Tolson, Adam and Eve, 1979, carved and painted wood and pencil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.269

Edgar Tolson, Adam and Eve, 1979, carved and painted wood and pencil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.269

Edgar Tolson, Adam and Eve, 1979, carved and painted wood and pencil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.269

Edgar Tolson, Adam and Eve, 1979, carved and painted wood and pencil, 10 ¹⁄₄ x 10 ³⁄₄ x 7 ¹⁄₄ in. (26.1 x 27.2 x 18.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.269

Artwork Details

Title: Adam and Eve
Artist: Edgar Tolson
Date: 1979
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 10 ¹⁄₄ x 10 ³⁄₄ x 7 ¹⁄₄ in. (26.1 x 27.2 x 18.5 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums: pencil
wood
Mediums Description: carved and painted wood and pencil
Classifications: Sculpture
Subjects: Animal — reptile — snake
Religion — Old Testament — Eve
Religion — Old Testament — Adam
Object Number: 1986.65.269
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.269

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