DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Adam and Eve
NameSculpture
Artist or maker
Edgar Tolson
(American, 1904 - 1984)
CultureAppalachian
Date1967-1968
Place madeCampton, Kentucky, United States, North America
MediumYellow poplar, willow, cedar
Dimensions10 5/8 × 9 7/16 × 9 7/16 in. (27 × 24 × 24 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Revocable Trust, A.2017.6.9
Object numberA.2017.6.9
DescriptionTwo figures, Adam and Eve, and a tree. Serpent wrapped around the trunk of the tree. Apple at the end of each branch of the tree. Figures are naked and facing the tree. Figures and tree stand on a square wooden base.
1980s
Frieda Lawrence (modelled by) and Angelino Ravagli (fired by)
