Watermelon Thief / Willard Stone

Gallery Label

At Oktaha, a small farm town, we used to steal watermelons. Farmers expected it; they’d shoot over our heads. To steal watermelons was a big thing. This man was an expert. He could crawl through a patch on a moonlight night.

From the exhibition: Willard Stone: Following the Grain, 2016.
Willard Stone, artist.

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Watermelon Thief

Creator(s):

Willard Stone (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Cherokee descent

Date:

1946

Materials/Techniques:

cherry wood

Classification:

Object Type:

Accession No:

11.57

Previous Number(s):

1127.57; 24200

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 4 7/8in. (12.4cm)
Width: 27 3/4in. (70.5cm)
Depth: 6 1/2in. (16.5cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Biography:

Not enrolled, but Cherokee through one grandparent. Generally accepted as a Native American artist, although not legally recognized as such.

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Stone, Willard

Birth Date:

1916

Death Date:

1985

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American sculptor, 1916-1985

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

Signed: Signed, "Stone '46"

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

belts, cherry, fruit, man, men, Native American, sculpture, sculpture in the round, thieves, wood

Cite this Page

Stone, Willard. Watermelon Thief. 11.57. 1946. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/1157 (10/05/2018).

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