Motives
Artist
Samuel Levi Jones
(American, born 1978)
CultureAmerican
Date2020
MediumHistory book covers on canvas
Dimensions59 × 49 in. (149.9 × 124.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2020.24
Not on view
DescriptionA canvas covered with distressed history book covers in a quilted-looking pattern. Two books still have their titles, “Motives of Men,” and “History.”ProvenancePurchased from the artist via Galerie Lelong by Chrysler Museum, September 2020.
ca. 1770
early 20th century
