- Collection:
- Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800-2012
- Title:
- Moon man
- Creator:
- Tolliver, Mose, 1920-2006
- Date of Original:
- 1997
- Subject:
- Folk art--United States
African American folk art--United States
African American painting--United States
Artists--Alabama
Folk art--Alabama
African American folk art--Alabama
African American painting--Alabama
Human figure in art
Twins--Alabama - People:
- Painting, American
- Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- paintings (visual works)
plywood - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Painting by Mose Tolliver.
Today, Mose Tolliver is considered one of America's most important folk artists. His artistic talents surfaced early in life as a teenager in Montgomery, Alabama, where he painted on a variety of odd objects, including tree stumps and the glass screens of discarded televisions. Art did not become his primary focus until the late 1960s, when an accident left him unable to walk without assistance. After observing the painting techniques of his former employer's brother, Tolliver decided that he could do the same and began creating his own work.
Purchase of the Tubman African American Museum. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:tbmn_sftm_tm04132011-83
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sftm/do:tm04132011-83
- 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 painting on plywood : house paint ; 77 x 82 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- Tubman African-American Museum
- Rights:
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