Artist
Shelby Lee Adams (American, born 1950)American, born 1950
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Gracie Holland, Serpent Handling, Happy, Kentucky
- from the series Holiness
Date1986
PlaceHappy, Kentucky, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 3/4 × 9 7/8 in. (32.4 × 25.1 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation
Object number91.1393
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed and signed in pencil below image from left to right: "Gracie Holland - Serpent Handling 86 6/25 Shelby Lee Adams" and at bottom of verso sheet: "Gracie Holland - Serpent Handling 1986 6/25 Shelby Lee Adams".
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Shelby Lee Adams
1976, printed 1977
Gelatin silver print
91.1392
William Harper
1977
14 and 18k gold, silver, fresh and saltwater pearls, snake rattle, shell, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3799
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.1203.2