Accordion Player

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Object Details

Attributed to

Benniah G. Layden, born York, PA 1875-died York, PA 1968

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson

Date

ca. 1910

Object number

1986.65.255A-C

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Sculpture

Folk Art

Medium

carved and painted wood and peach pits

Dimensions

overall: 30 1/8 x 11 7/8 x 8 in. (76.5 x 30.3 x 20.2 cm.) base and pole: 23 1/4 x 11 7/8 x 8 in. (59.1 x 30.3 x 20.2 cm.) platform: 5 5/8 x 9 7/8 x 5 3/8 in. (14.3 x 25.0 x 13.7 cm.) man: 7 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 3 1/8 in. (19.4 x 6.1 x 8.0 cm.)

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Department

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Figure group

Figure male\full length

Performing arts\music\accordion

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7af2d930d-97e4-469c-8a4c-d44689399f90

Record ID

saam_1986.65.255A-C