Temptation

Edgar Tolson, Temptation, 1970, carved and painted white elm with pen and pencil, 21 ⁷⁄₈ x 16 ¹⁄₂ x 12 in. (55.1 x 42.0 x 30.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.273

Artwork Details

Title: Temptation
Artist: Edgar Tolson
Date: 1970
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 21 ⁷⁄₈ x 16 ¹⁄₂ x 12 in. (55.1 x 42.0 x 30.5 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums: ink
pencil
elm
Mediums Description: carved and painted white elm with pen and pencil
Classifications: Sculpture
Subjects: Animal — reptile — snake
State of being — evil — temptation
Landscape — tree — apple tree
Religion — Old Testament — Eve
Religion — Old Testament — Adam
Object Number: 1986.65.273
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.273