Untitled

1988

James "Son Ford" Thomas

Sculptor, American, 1926 - 1993

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [1926-1993], Leland, Mississippi; purchased 1988 by William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; gift 2012 to the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta; acquired 2020 by NGA through a gift/purchase agreement.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • James 'Son Ford' Thomas: The Devil and His Blues, 80WSE Gallery (80 Washington Square East Gallery), New York University, 2015.

2018

  • Outliers and American Vanguard Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2018-2019.

Bibliography

2000

  • Arnett, Paul, and William Arnett. Souls grown deep : African American vernacular art of the South. 2 vols. Atlanta, 2000-2001.

Inscriptions

across underside of base, lettering partly incomplete: [SON] Thom[as]

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