James Doyle St. Helena’s First Black Driver

Sam Doyle, James Doyle St. Helena's First Black Driver, ca. 1982, house paint on metal roofing panels, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.13A-C
Sam Doyle, James Doyle St. Helena's First Black Driver, ca. 1982, house paint on metal roofing panels, overall: 43 1⁄2 x 86 1⁄8 x 5 in. (110.5 x 218.8 x 12.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.13A-C

Artwork Details

Title
James Doyle St. Helena’s First Black Driver
Artist
Date
ca. 1982
Location
Dimensions
overall: 43 1⁄2 x 86 1⁄8 x 5 in. (110.5 x 218.8 x 12.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
house paint on metal roofing panels
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — transportation — chauffeur
  • Figure male — full length
  • African American
  • Architecture — vehicle — automobile
Object Number
1997.124.13A-C
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.124.13A-C

Works by this artist (8 items)

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Isadore Weiner, Excavation, n.d., lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.293
Excavation
Artist
Daten.d.
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Isadore Weiner, Snow Shoveler, n.d., color lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.297
Snow Shoveler
Artist
Daten.d.
color lithograph
Not on view
Isadore Weiner, Snow Shoveller, 1939, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols, 1974.38.31
Snow Shoveller
Artist
Date1939
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Isadore Weiner, Sleeping Spaniel, 1939, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols, 1974.38.30
Sleeping Spaniel
Artist
Date1939
color lithograph on paper
Not on view

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