DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Jonah and the Whale
NameSculpture
Artist
Jim Lewis
(American, 1948 - 1999)
Date1993
Place madeSandy Hook, KENTUCKY, United States, North America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions4 × 4 × 21 3/4 in. (10.16 × 10.16 × 55.2451 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Burt-Sellen Revocable Trust, A.2020.47.46
Object numberA.2020.47.46
DescriptionWhale figurine with open mouth and raised tail and bugging eyes. Inside the whale is a seated man wearing brown clothing.
Artist not recorded
Bill Jones
18th-19th century