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1. 1965.024 - Dulcimer

   This bass dulcimer was crafted by Philip L. Hamer of Kingsport, Tennessee. The dulcimer is comprised of ash wood with steel strings. There is a green and white rectangular sticker inside of the dulcimer. Text is stamped on the sticker that reads: "Philip L. Hamer / 1216 Morningside / Kingsport Tenn #11." Additionally, "#11" is written on the interior of the dulcimer just below the sticker, likely indicating that this is the 11th dulcimer cr...

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2. 1970.001.133 - Painting

   This oil painting entitled "Man Shooting a Quail" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts a hunter in the left background holding a rifle next to a hunting dog. A small covey or flock of quail flee in the foreground. The man, dog, and quail are detailed while the surrounding forest and sky are composed of smears of color. The image is highly saturated. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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3. 1970.001.134 - Painting

   This oil painting entitled "Three Squirrels" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts three gray-brown squirrels in the trees with one central squirrel leaping. The background is a soft pink with smears of yellow and white. The squirrels are detailed while the forest and sky were made with smears of color. The image is highly saturated. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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4. 1970.001.135 - Painting

   This oil painting entitled "Rainbow Trout" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts a rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) leaping out of a river. The background depicts a forest and mountains. The fish is detailed while the forest, river, and sky are made with smears of color. The image is highly saturated. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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5. 1970.001.137 - Painting

   This oil painting entitled "Hunter and Grizzly Bear" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts a black bear leaning over a fallen log while a hunter points a rifle at it. Two hunting dogs bark in the bottom right. The background shows a rocky and mountainous landscape. The bear, dogs, and hunter are detailed while the forest, mountains, and sky are made with smears of color. The image is incredibly saturated. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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6. 1970.001.138 - Painting

   This oil painting entitled "Two Bird Dogs" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts a pair of pointers or bird dogs standing in a field. The background shows a colorful field and clear sky. The dogs are detailed while the background is made with smears of color. The image is highly saturated. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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7. 1970.001.140 - Painting

   This oil painting entitled "Pheasant" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts a pheasant flying in the foreground while a hunter and dog approach from the background. The hunter is climbing over a buck-and-rail style fence. The background shows a mountainous landscape. The bird, dog, and hunter are detailed while the forest, mountains, and sky are made with smears of color. The image is very saturated. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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8. 1970.001.141 - Painting

   This oil painting entitled "Bass" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts a jumping bass in the foreground in front of a rowboat on a lake with a fisherman and an oarsman. The background shows a mountainous landscape. The fish and figures are detailed while the lake, trees, mountains, and sky are made with smears of color. The image is highly saturated. The frame is wood with dark, flaking paint.

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9. 1970.001.142 - Painting

   This oil painting entitled "Hunters and Bear" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts two hunters with a dead bear tied to a carrying pole or shoulder yoke between them. There is a single bird in flight behind them. The hunters and the bear are detailed while the trees and sky are made with smears of color. The image is highly saturated with dark shadows and bright highlights. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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10. 1970.001.175 - Painting

    This oil painting entitled "Opossum" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts a Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) grabbing a dark brown branch with white spots. The opossum's mouth is open, as if screeching. The opossum is rendered in soft pastel pink, white, and gray with a bright red tongue. The background is dark blue and black. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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11. 1970.001.176 - Painting

    This oil painting entitled "Crows" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts a group or murder of three crows, with one crow sitting on a branch in the foreground. The background shows a mountainous landscape. The birds are detailed while the tree, mountains, and sky are made with smears of color. The image is highly saturated. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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12. 1970.001.179 - Painting

    This untitled oil painting by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts an antlered deer leaping over a fallen timber while looking towards the viewer. The background shows a forest. The deer is detailed while the tree, timber, and sky are made with smears of color. The image is highly saturated. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold. Untitled painting of deer.

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13. 1970.001.181 - Painting

    This oil painting entitled "Raccoons" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts a group or "nursery" of three raccoons climbing bare trees. The background shows a mountainous landscape. The raccoons are detailed while the trees, mountains, and sky are made with smears of color. The image is highly saturated. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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14. 1970.001.182 - Painting

    This oil painting entitled "Fox and Rabbit" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts a red fox chasing a rabbit through snow. The background shows a snowy hill. The animals are detailed while the background is made with smears of color. The image is highly saturated. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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15. 1970.001.183 - Painting

    This oil painting entitled "Fish and Barracuda" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts a barracuda fighting a shark for food over a coral reef. Another fish swims in the background. The fish and corals are detailed while water is made with smears of color. The image is highly saturated. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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16. 1970.001.184 - Painting

    This oil painting entitled "Geese" by Nat T. Winston Sr. depicts a gaggle of geese flying in v-formation in front of a sunset. The background a flat plain in front of mountains. The birds are detailed while the background is made with smears of color. The image is highly saturated. The frame is roughly painted metallic gold.

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17. 1986.014.009.a/b - Teapot

    This is a teapot with a matching lid in the Blue Ridge Pottery "Nove Rose" pattern. The teapot is white with a hand-painted floral pattern consisting of white and pink flowers attached to thin green stems with large dark and light green leaves. There are smaller blue and pink blossom patterns seen throughout the design. Wispy pink, orange, green and blue stripes decorate the spout, handle, and the area below the placed lid. The lid contains the s...

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18. 1987.018 - Tombstone

    This is a ceramic footstone with the initials "E.J.G." embossed into the surface and embellished with cobalt blue underglazing. The vessel is shaped like a rounded obelisk. Most of the ceramic is gray tinged with brown, but there are splotches of lighter brown created by salt-glazing. The round base is widest at the bottom, and the body tapers into three tiers before becoming a point. The footstone is hollow except for some cement accrued on the ...

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19. 1988.009 - Painting

    "Gerge Giraffe wishes a-happy-school-days to Helen and Margaret / 5 Sept 1988" is a watercolor painting. The painting depicts a giraffe walking upright in a gray suit. The giraffe is carrying a black purse and is wearing glasses and a peach-colored hat. This illustration was created for a children's book titled Georgie the Gifted Giraffe by Carol C. Jackson.

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20. 1989.005 - Sculpture

    "Little Mama" is an assemblage (a type of sculpture that introduces pre-existing, non-art objects into an art context) of found objects. The figure is made from black painted root and depicts a Black woman wearing a patchwork fabric skirt. Materials assembled on the figure include: two snail shells on top of the head; a jeweled gold brooch place on her forehead; eyes made from small cypraea shell; a mouth featuring pearl-like beads, a chain neckl...

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21. 1989.009 - Jug

    This is a brown salt-glazed jug or demijohn. The body quickly tapers into a short, rimless neck with a small mouth. The body of the vessel was made on a wheel. There is a single incised mark around the neck of the piece that is indicative of Decker's work. The original handle has broken off and is missing. This jug is assumed to have been crafted by Keystone Pottery, and could have been produced by Charles F. Decker himself, although this is not ...

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22. 1991.005 - Painting

    "Theme of Destruction and Renewal" is a painting by Andrew Moore. The top half of the painting is primarily a shade of pink. There are two brown drinking glass-like figures positioned on a brown ledge in the middle of the painting. The bottom portion is primarily a shade of blue with the partially obscured words "Alone till those who hitherto had been half blind were half ready" positioned in the middle of this blue section.

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23. 1992.005 - Sculpture

    This untitled framed triptych by Sammie L. Nicely features three ceramic tribal mask or abstracted mask-like faces. The three masks are comprised of a palette of muted grays, blues, and whites, making for a harmonious color scheme. Their foreheads are decorated with buttons, beads, small jewels, and accessories. The masks' mouths are open slightly. The eyes are 3D circles or ovals with holes in the center. Each nose is a straight rectangular rope...

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24. 1992.006 - Painting

    This abstract impressionist painting features many colors. The buildings in the painting are loosely defined with basic shapes. The painting is matted and housed in a silver metal frame. There is a label with the artist's contact information on the back of the piece.

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25. 1992.011.007 - Figurine

    This is a wooden older feminine figurine hunched over and holding a chicken in both hands. The figure wears a long dress and hair pulled back in a bun. The initials "T.K.B." are carved into the base. The bottom of the base is covered with green felt. Wood carver Tom Brown of Pleasant Hill, Tennessee signed some of his works with his initials "TKB."

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26. 1992.011.008 - Figurine

    This is a wooden older masculine figurine drinking from a dipper. The figure wears overalls and holds a hat in the left hand. The initials "T.K.B." are carved into the base. The bottom of the base is covered with green felt. Wood carver Tom Brown of Pleasant Hill, Tennessee signed some of his works with his initials "TKB."

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27. 1992.011.009 - Figurine

    This is a wooden masculine figurine running with one foot attached to the base. The figure wears a red coat, brown trousers, and a brown large brimmed hat. The base is round and covered with green felt on the bottom. The figurine's left foot is glued into the base. There are no signatures or markings. This piece is attributed to Tom Brown of Pleasant Hill, Tennessee due to similar motifs and carving style. It was likely bought at the same time...

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28. 1992.011.010 - Figurine

    This is a wooden masculine figurine sitting and holding a pole. The figure wears a sideways cap and overalls. The pole is broken but might have been a fishing pole. The base is round and covered with green felt on the bottom. This piece is attributed to Tom Brown of Pleasant Hill, Tennessee due to similar motifs and carving style. It was likely bought at the same time as pieces 1992.011.007, 1992.011.008, and 1992.011.009, and two of those ha...

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29. 1994.015.001 - Sculpture

    This framed sculpture by Sammie L. Nicely depicts a foot-ball shaped mask or abstracted mask-like face. The fired clay body is multicolored brown and white, likely from pit-firing. A glossy green glaze was applied to the hair, eyes, nose, and mouth features. The sides of the face are incised with lines revealing the white clay body. The eyes are round ropes of clay on either side of the nose, a straight rope of clay leading down to the mouth. The...

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30. 1995.006 - Artwork

    "The Contortionist" is an acrylic collage housed within a metal frame. The central image of the artwork is an abstract figure resting on a red line while throwing a ball. There is a horizon or skyline above the figure in black, with additional black markings above the line. This artwork features an emphasis on linework. The artwork is numbered and titled in the bottom left corner: "VI/1980" and "The Contortionist." The artwork is signed in t...

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