Untitled Self-Portrait

1987

James "Son Ford" Thomas

Sculptor, American, 1926 - 1993

James "Son Ford" Thomas

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [1926-1993], Leland, Mississippi; purchased 1987 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

1996

  • Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of the South, Michael G. Carlos Museum at City Hall East, Atlanta, 1996.

2014

  • When the Stars Begin to Fall: Imagination and the American South, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; NSU Art Museum, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 2014-2015.

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: SONTHOMAS


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