Noah's Ark with Assorted Figures

NameSculpture

Maker Lawrence Stinson (1906 - 1997)

CultureAppalachian

Dateca. 1950s

Place madeWashington DC, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, United States, North America

MediumWood, Elmer's glue

DimensionsArk dimensions, animals vary: 14 3/16 × 18 5/16 × 5 1/2 in. (36 × 46.5 × 14 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Marianne Keller, A.2018.81.1a-ak

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.81.1a-ao

ProvenanceMs. Keller was the executor of Larry Stinson's estate. Larry was Lawrence's son and her friend. He willed to her these pieces and other carvings that both he and his father had created.

DescriptionNoah's ark carved of various woods, consisting of an ark, Noah and his wife, their sons (whose names are written on their bases) and son's wives, and various animals. Includes:
a) Ark “boat”
b) Ark “house”
c) Ark plank
d) Doves on base
e) Noah
f) Staff for Noah
g) M Noah
h) Shem
i) Woman with spalting
j) Ham (man with beard)
k) Woman with hood (not marked on bottom)
l) Japheth
m) Woman with long hair (loose in back
n) Taller giraffe with “straight” tail
o) Shorter giraffe with “pinched” tail
p) Yellow camel with two humps
q) Camel with single hump
r) Larger elephant
s) Smaller elephant
t) Brown horse
u) Gold horse
v) Bull with spalting
w) Cow with spalting
x) Lion
y) Lioness
z) Brown bear
aa) Cream bear,
ab) Larger mule
ac) Smaller mule
ad) Sheep with spalting
ae) Plain sheep
af) Spalted dog
ag) Plain dog
ah) Brown puppy
ai) Cream puppy
aj) Pig with black eyes
ak) Pig with red eyes
al) Spalted cat
am) Seated cat
an) Large, spalted snake
ao) Plain snake