Preacher197223 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 12 1/2 " (59.1 x 16.2 x 31.8 cm)Ink on hand-carved pineGift of Elizabeth Ross Johnson1985.35.160(including construction) Elongated figure of preacher standing at podium with open book, right hand resting on side of podium and left arm hanging at side. Figure constructed of four pieces of wood; arms separate and nailed to body with single small nail; hair separate and applied to head with single nail through top; legs separated from feet 3/4 way up body. Right hand nailed to podium, figure nailed to platform with single nail from bottom of platform through eack foot. Figure wearing jacket, tie and trousers with sharp creases, details of clothing sharply incised. Face has strong profile with prominent chin; hair parted on side, eyes shaded gray. Podium constructed of three pieces: book, rest and pedestal, glued and nailed. The whole resting on platform with beveled edges. Pencil marks on base indicate placement of figure and podium.152893981Edgar TolsonSculptureCopyright for this work is under review.Typewritten label on bottom: "Preacher" by Edgar Tolson/c.1972 Pine/Companion piece at Mus. of/International Folk Art,/Santa FeCamptonCamptonUnited StatesKentuckyThree Dimensional WorksCamptonSCULPTUREReligious19721972 1985 35 16 SCULPTUREReligious