Untitled Self-Portrait, 1987

Not on View

Medium

unfired clay, artificial hair, glass marbles, and paint

Dimensions

overall: 20.96 × 11.43 × 16.51 cm (8 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

2020.28.3

Artists / Makers

James "Son Ford" Thomas (sculptor) American, 1926 - 1993

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Inscription

across underside of base: SONTHOMAS

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

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.

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.