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Pair Folk Art Paintings on Wood Panel, 1980s, by Moses Tolliver "MoseT"

About the Item

My uncle Bob was a country lawyer in rural Alabama and Moses Tolliver was one of his friends and clients. The pair of original paintings you see here were given to my uncle by Mr. Tolliver in exchange for legal services in the 1980s. Both the human figure and the snake were painted on scrap wood paneling and each has an aluminum beer pull-tab on the back for hanging. The works have been framed so the pull tab is not visible; if you prefer, simply remove the frames and both pieces will be as created. The snake painting measures approximately 23 ½" by 18 ½" and the human figure measures approximately 18 ¼ by 16 ¾. The Smithsonian American Art Museum describes Moses Tolliver like this: "In the late 1960s, Mose Tolliver was forced to retire from his job in a Montgomery, Alabama, furniture factory after a thousand-pound crate of marble fell from a forklift and crushed his legs. His former employer encouraged him to start painting, and Tolliver began to create images with house paint on pieces of plywood, Masonite, or old furniture. Unable to stand without crutches, he used to sit on his bed to paint, balancing the board on his knees. Recognition came in the 1980s with a solo show at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, and a folk art exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery, in Washington, D.C. Tolliver is known for his vibrant images of women, fantasy animals, and religious subjects, and he could paint up to ten pictures in one day."

Dimensions:

Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)

Style:

Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Aluminum,Paint,Plywood,Reclaimed Wood,Scrap Wood,Hand-Crafted

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1980s