- Collection:
- Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800-2012
- Title:
- Henry the lion
- Creator:
- Samuels, O. L., 1931-
- Date of Original:
- 1995
- Subject:
- Folk art--United States
African American folk art--United States
Sculpture--United States
African American sculpture--United States
Folk art--Florida
African American folk art--Florida
Sculpture--Florida
African American sculpture--Florida
Animal sculpture--Florida
Animals in art
Lion - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001 - Medium:
- mixed media
wood - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Sculpture by O. L. Samuels.
This work is an example of the resourcefulness and imagination that are integral to the art of O. L. Samuels. In addition to wood, Samuels uses discarded wigs, marbles, and alligator teeth to make Henry the Lion come to life.
Purchase of the Tubman African American Museum. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:tbmn_sftm_tm04132011-266
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sftm/do:tm04132011-266
- Rights Holder:
- Please contact the Tubman African American Museum re: reproduction and usage. The information contained in this resource may not be re-purposed, reproduced, quoted without proper citation, or offered for sale in any form without the express written permission of the Tubman African American Museum.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800-2012, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- 1 sculpture : mixed media, including wood ; 59 x 39 x 129 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- Tubman African-American Museum
- Rights:
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