Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2023.012.006 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
This folk art painting features the story of a woman named Sally Moore in Cocke County, Tennessee in 1847. The narrative text reads: "Cocke County Tennessee Folk-Art Folk-Lore 1847 The Old Mountain Settlement of Naillon Sally Moore during the night got up was warming her self by the fire in the fire place and was bit by rattlesnake." The central image of this painting features a woman with long, black hair standing with her back to the viewer. She is wearing a white, long-sleeved garment and her arms are raised. She is facing a fireplace on the exterior of a brown cabin. Behind her left leg, a black snake with yellow markings is coiled and poised in a position that suggests it is biting her. While many of the Morrow's artworks detail spiritual visions and Biblical scenes, the Rev. was also known to paint images inspired by folklore that was passed down and shared in the oral tradition. Many of the Reverend's paintings, whether religious or historical in nature, occur in Cocke County, Tennessee in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Rev. Morrow spent much of his life interested in the histories of Cocke County, Tennessee, as he was a lifetime resident of the area. "Sally Moore" is written on the back of the painting. |
Date |
January 3, 2007 |
Artist |
Rev. Jimmy Morrow |
Dimensions |
H-23.75 W-24.25 D-1 inches |
Collection |
Sacred and/or Religious Artifacts Collection |
Title |
Sally Moore |
Place of Origin |
USA/Tennessee/Cocke County/Del Rio |
Material |
acrylic paints on salvaged lumber |
Subjects |
sacred Appalachia folk art |
Search Terms |
sacred Appalachia folk art |