Untitled, Girl with Man on Horse197378 × 35 5/8 × 1 1/2"Paint on carpet backing, wood stretcherGift of Marian and Don DeWitt1985.22.10(including construction) Highly stylized painting of man with wide-brimmed cowboy hat and pointed beard astride brown horse with raised tail; his right arm raised and holding rodent-like carcass by tail. Below large bust-length figure of smiling woman with smooth, dark hair, her body heavily outlined in black and painted gray. Against leanly painted gray background on carpet-backing support. Mounted on linen covered stretcher with two lateral supports; backed with masonite.152853923Possibly Tolliver family memberPaintingsCopyright for this work is under review. MontgomeryMontgomeryUnited StatesAlabamaPaintingsMontgomeryObject information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgTolliver began painting in the early 1970's, after an accident which left him unable to work. He was not educated beyond second grade and his paintings are often inspired by illustrations in children's books, executed on a variety of household materials. Tolliver's paintings have been exhibited at the Philadelphia College of Art; the National Museum of American Art; the Brooklyn Museum; and the Museum of American Folk Art. See also 1985.35.29 & 1985.35.30. Members of his family sometimes contribute to Tolliver's canvas or paint their own pieces together.19731973 1985 22 1 Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgTolliver began painting in the early 1970's, after an accident which left him unable to work. He was not educated beyond second grade and his paintings are often inspired by illustrations in children's books, executed on a variety of household materials. Tolliver's paintings have been exhibited at the Philadelphia College of Art; the National Museum of American Art; the Brooklyn Museum; and the Museum of American Folk Art. See also 1985.35.29 & 1985.35.30. Members of his family sometimes contribute to Tolliver's canvas or paint their own pieces together.