Object Details
Artist
Ed Davis, active NY 1930s
Luce Center Label
Ed Davis inscribed his name in capital letters, along with the year, on the front of the base of this carved and painted figure. Davis may have been inspired by Polish American sculptor Elie Nadelman (1882–1946), whose simplified wooden figures were influenced by his own collection of American and European folk art, which Nadelman made available to the public at his Museum of Folk Arts in Riverdale, New York. In Girl with Tambourine the figure’s plain short dress reveals her hourglass shape and, along with the simplicity of her percussion instrument, implies youth and innocence.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Date
1935
Object number
1986.65.240
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Folk Art
Medium
carved and painted wood, metal chain, and glass beads
Dimensions
17 x 5 7/8 x 3 3/8 in. (43.2 x 15.0 x 8.6 cm)
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Department
Painting and Sculpture
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 25A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Figure female\full length
Performing arts\music\tambourine
Object\musical instrument\tambourine
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1986.65.240