He Be the One

Herbert Singleton, He Be the One, 1991, carved and painted wood and metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.86
Herbert Singleton, He Be the One, 1991, carved and painted wood and metal, 81 x 29 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄4 in. (205.7 x 75.6 x 3.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.86

Artwork Details

Title
He Be the One
Artist
Date
1991
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
81 x 29 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄4 in. (205.7 x 75.6 x 3.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved and painted wood and metal
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Religion — New Testament
Object Number
1997.124.86
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.124.86

Works by this artist (3 items)

James F. Dicke II, Untitled #48, 2009, mixed media on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Marsha Ralls, 2010.19.1, © 2009, James F. Dicke II
Untitled #48
Artist
Date2009
mixed media on canvas
On view
James F. Dicke II, Clouds, 1997, iris print photograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1999.50, © 1997, James F. Dicke II
Clouds
Artist
Date1997
iris print photograph
Not on view
James F. Dicke II, Untitled #21, 2009, mixed media on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Marsha Ralls, 2010.19.2, © 2009, James F. Dicke II
Untitled #21
Artist
Date2009
mixed media on canvas
Not on view

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Date2009
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Joey Terrill, A Bigger Piece, 2008, acrylic and mixed media on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2025.5, Image courtesy of the artist, Ortuzar, New York and Marc Selwyn Fine Arts, Los Angeles. Photo: Steven Probert. Artwork © Joey Terrill
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Date2008
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Artist
Date2022
mixed media including flock, oil stick, acrylic paint on tarp, with steel railroad tracks
Not on view