DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Benjamin Franklin and George Washington

NameSculpture

Artist Evan Griffith (American)

Date20th c.

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood

Dimensions7 3/8 × 4 1/2 × 2 7/16 in. (18.8 × 11.5 × 6.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift in honor of Gertrude Smith, A.2020.60.29

Object numberA.2020.60.25

ProvenanceCollection of Carolyn Haddock and Douglas Smith, by inheritance from Smith’s mother, Gertrude Smith.

DescriptionTwo men facing each other, one is shorter than the other. They are wearing knee-length coats. The taller man is reaching out to touch the other. BF (Benjamin Franklin) on the base under the shorter man. GW (George Washington) on the base under the taller man.