DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Man milking cow figurine
NameSculpture
Maker
Edgar Tolson
(American, 1904 - 1984)
CultureAppalachian
Date1960-1967
Place madeCampton, Kentucky, United States, North America
MediumPaint, wood
Dimensions4 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (11.5 × 19 × 12 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Revocable Trust, A.2017.6.1ab
Object numberA.2017.6.1ab
DescriptionSculpture of a black and white cow (a). Face of the cow is flat and the ears stick out perpendicular to the head. Man milking the cow (b) sits on a low, three legged stool. Has his arms outstreched in front of him.
Late 1970s - early 1980s
Nicholas Turk
1993
