Banjoist

Shields Landon ("S.L.") Jones, Banjoist, 1976, man: carved and painted wood banjo: carved and painted wood, overall: 25 1⁄2 x 11 x 8 7⁄8 in. (64.8 x 27.9 x 22.5 cm.) man: 25 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2 x 8 7⁄8 in. (64.8 x 21.6 x 22.5 cm.) banjo: 9 3⁄4 x 3 1⁄2 x 7⁄8 in. (24.8 x 9.1 x 2.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.383A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Banjoist
Artist
Date
1976
Location
Dimensions
overall: 25 1⁄2 x 11 x 8 7⁄8 in. (64.8 x 27.9 x 22.5 cm.) man: 25 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2 x 8 7⁄8 in. (64.8 x 21.6 x 22.5 cm.) banjo: 9 3⁄4 x 3 1⁄2 x 7⁄8 in. (24.8 x 9.1 x 2.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
man: carved and painted wood banjo: carved and painted wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — full length
  • Performing arts — music — banjo
Object Number
1986.65.383A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.383A-B

Works by this artist (25 items)

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Bill Burke, Untitled, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1794, © 1975, Bill Burke
Untitled
Artist
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Bill Burke, Fiddlin' Bill Livers, Owen County, Kentucky, 1976, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.213, © 1976, Bill Burke
Fiddlin’ Bill Livers, Owen County, Kentucky
Artist
Date1976
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Bill Burke, Koffee Kup Restaurant, Carrolton, Kentucky, 1976, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.212, © 1976, Bill Burke
Koffee Kup Restaurant, Carrolton, Kentucky
Artist
Date1976
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Bill Burke, Reverend Robert Elkins and Niece, Church in Jesus Name, Jolo, West Virginia, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.11.3, © 1979, Bill Burke
Reverend Robert Elkins and Niece, Church in Jesus Name,…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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