Untitled (Hart/Heart)

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Object Details

Artist

Ulysses Davis, born Fitzgerald, GA 1913-died Savannah, GA 1990

Gallery Label

Ulysses Davis carved this relief sculpture for his wife. Davis plays with words and form by depicting a hart, or mature male deer, bleating to his mate inside a heart-shaped frame. Playful young deer bound around a second border, which is set with additional heart shapes carved in relief. The piece, a departure from Davis’s better-known presidential busts and fantastic animals, speaks about familial love.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment

Date

ca. 1950-1960

Object number

2015.48

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture

Folk Art

Medium

carved wood

Dimensions

34 × 35 × 7 in. (86.4 × 88.9 × 17.8 cm)

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Department

Painting and Sculpture

On View

Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Animal\deer

Emblem\heart

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77a3cba64-b485-421f-bcd5-46320f2451d6

Record ID

saam_2015.48