Artist

Melvin Way

born Ruffin, SC 1954-died SC 2024
Also known as
  • Melvin Milky Way
Born
Ruffin, South Carolina, United States
Died
South Carolina, United States
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Aaron Sopher, Trash (Ash Can), 1933, pencil and wash on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.178
Trash (Ash Can)
Artist
Date1933
pencil and wash on paper
Not on view
Aaron Sopher, The Violinist, ca. 1934, pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.176
The Violinist
Artist
Dateca. 1934
pen and ink on paper
Not on view
Aaron Sopher, Yellow Coat, ca. 1934, pen and ink and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.177
Yellow Coat
Artist
Dateca. 1934
pen and ink and watercolor on paper
Not on view
Aaron Sopher, Peanut Joe's, Baltimore, 1934, pen and ink and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.179
Peanut Joe’s, Baltimore
Artist
Date1934
pen and ink and watercolor on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 1970.353.1-.116 - SAAM-1970.353.1-.116_9 - 127238
Galleries for Folk and Self-Taught Art
October 21, 2016–January 31, 2030
Smithsonian American Art Museum
SAAM’s collection of folk and self-taught art represents the powerful vision of America’s untrained and vernacular artists.