Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2023.012.019 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
This folk art painting has three visible sections that each depict religious scenes and symbols. The first section is painted on a dark blue and green background with yellow lighting bolts in the sky. This section depicts a man with a white/gray beard and hair, brown eyes, and red lips. He is wearing a white robe. The man is holding a gray stone tablet with the words "Ten Commandments of Jesus" painted in white on it. "Deoteronomy 5:22. Jesus word them in two tables of stone" is painted in black below the tablet. The first and second sections are divided by a brown staff that is wrapped by two green serpents, one at the top and one near the base. There is also an unclothed figure with brown hair positioned at the base of the staff. The figure is facing away from the viewer, so only their backside is visible. The figure's arms are upraised, and it looks as though they are holding or handling the serpent that is positioned at the bottom of the staff. The serpents have red eyes and tongues. The second section features a background that is two shades of blended blue. There is a man with a gray beard, brown eyes, and red lips standing in the middle of this section. He is wearing a white robe and his left arm is raised upward as if he is holding the staff with the serpents. "Numbers 21:6 and the lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people: and much people of Israel died" is painted in black above the man. "Ecclesiastes 10:8 Whoso breaketh an hedge a serpent shall bit him." is painted in black below the man. The third section of the painting features a white background. The central focus of this section is the crucifixion of a faceless Jesus. There is a man (Jesus) with a black beard and hair who is wearing a white loincloth. The man is positioned so that both hands are over his head as he is forcibly attached to a large piece of wood behind him. The man is covered with red marks all over his body. "John 3:14-15 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness even so must the son of man (Jesus) Be lifted up. Whosoever Believeth in Him (Jesus) should not perish, have eternal life." is painted in black to the right of Jesus. This painting is framed within orange-brown wooden pieces that have been stapled together. Morrow is remembered as a prominent folk artist from Cocke County, Tennessee. Click the artist's name below to read more about Morrow's life and artistry. |
Artist |
Rev. Jimmy Morrow |
Dimensions |
H-24 W-24 D-1.375 inches |
Collection |
Sacred and/or Religious Artifacts Collection |
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 |