Woman and Child
Object Details
- Exhibition Label
- Reed grew up in the Appalachian hill country of southeastern Ohio, earning the nickname “Popeye” for the strong arms he built working with wood and stone. He carved native hardwoods like walnut, and stone including flint, limestone, and sandstone, and over time made thousands of artworks. He was best known for figural works, particularly characters from legend or myth, such as this rendering of Venus, the Roman goddess of beauty, fertility, and prosperity. Reed earned a loyal local and regional following, but wider recognition of his carvings did not come during his lifetime.
- (We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection, 2022)
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Date
- ca. 1980-1985
- Object number
- 2016.38.64
- Artist
- Ernest "Popeye" Reed, born Jackson, OH 1919-died Fort Jackson, SC 1985
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Folk Art
- Medium
- carved sandstone
- Dimensions
- 14 1/8 × 4 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (35.9 × 12.4 × 15.9 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 26B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Topic
- Figure group\female and child
- Figure female\nude
- Figure female\full length
- Record ID
- saam_2016.38.64
