Thornton Dial, Sr., African Jungle Picture: If the Ladies Had Knew the Snakes Wouldn't Bite Them They Wouldn't Have Hurt the Snakes; If the Snakes Had Knew the Ladies Wouldn't Hurt Them They Wouldn't Have Bit the Ladies, 1989, enamel, industrial sealing compound, wire on wood, 48 3⁄4 x 96 in. (123.8 x 243.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William Arnett, 1992.120
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- Title
- African Jungle Picture: If the Ladies Had Knew the Snakes Wouldn’t Bite Them They Wouldn’t Have Hurt the Snakes; If the Snakes Had Knew the Ladies Wouldn’t Hurt Them They Wouldn’t Have Bit the Ladies
- Artist
- Date
- 1989
- Location
- Dimensions
- 48 3⁄4 x 96 in. (123.8 x 243.8 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of William Arnett
- Mediums Description
- enamel, industrial sealing compound, wire on wood
- Classifications
- Highlights
- Subjects
- Landscape — Africa
- Landscape — tropic
- Animal — reptile — snake
- Object Number
- 1992.120
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