Artist:

Steve Ashby, born Delaplane, VA 1904-died Delaplane, VA 1980  Search this

Medium:

painted and carved wood with cloth

Dimensions:

25 3/4 x 13 1/4 x 8 in. (65.4 x 33.5 x 20.3 cm.)

Type:

Sculpture

Folk Art

Date:

ca. late 1960s

Luce Center Label:

Steve Ashby created this sculpture a few years after his wife died. The woman’s frenzied expression and wild hair suggest that he associated pregnancy with anger and fear, and may relate to the fact that he and his wife did not have any children of their own.

Topic:

Figure female\full length  Search this

State of being\other\pregnant  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

1986.65.231

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

On View:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 27A

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7311150e0-e61d-4222-a8b6-6ce7bbc5bd1f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1986.65.231