Shields Landon ("S.L.") Jones, Guitarist, 1976, man: carved and painted wood
guitar: carved wood, overall: 25 x 9 1⁄4 x 7 3⁄8 (63.4 x 23.5 x 18.8 cm.) man: 25 x 7 7⁄8 x 7 3⁄8 in. (63.4 x 19.9 x 18.8 cm.) guitar: 8 7⁄8 x 2 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄8 in. (22.7 x 7.0 x 2.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.382A-B
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Guitarist
- Date
- 1976
- Location
- Dimensions
- overall: 25 x 9 1⁄4 x 7 3⁄8 (63.4 x 23.5 x 18.8 cm.) man: 25 x 7 7⁄8 x 7 3⁄8 in. (63.4 x 19.9 x 18.8 cm.) guitar: 8 7⁄8 x 2 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄8 in. (22.7 x 7.0 x 2.9 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
- Mediums Description
- man: carved and painted wood guitar: carved wood
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Figure male — full length
- Performing arts — music — guitar
- Object Number
- 1986.65.382A-B
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October 21, 2016–January 31, 2030
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