The Boneheaded Serpent at the Cross (It Wasn't Luck), 1996

Not on View

Medium

found metal, bones, and dried flowers

Dimensions

overall: 53.34 × 45.72 × 22.86 cm (21 × 18 × 9 in.)

Credit Line

Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation

Accession Number

2020.28.7

Artists / Makers

Lonnie Holley (sculptor) American, born 1950

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Provenance

The artist, Birmingham; purchased 1996 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

Arnett, William S.
Souls Grown Deep Foundation

Exhibition History

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

2015: Something to Take My Place: The Art of Lonnie Holley, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, South Carolina, 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.