DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Jazz band

NameSculpture

Artist Lorraine Gendron (American, born 1937)

Datec. 1995

Place madeHahnville, Louisiana, United States, North America

MediumMississippi mud, wood, paint

Dimensions7 × 9 3/4 × 5 in. (17.78 × 24.765 × 12.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Burt-Sellen Revocable Trust, A.2020.47.32

Object numberA.2020.47.32

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionSeven mud, male musicians (four in front; three in back) rendered in muted colors, and wearing red ties, sitting on a wooden base. Each has an instrument. The drummer has red-rimmed drums; the bass drum has "Jazz" written on it in red. Viewing the sculpture from the rear, the second man from the viewer's left has a dog sitting on his stool.