Rutherford "Tubby" Brown (GA, 1929-2003), Noah's Ark

Late 20th century, painted wood and tin sculpture, (27) total pieces featuring a pair of lions, elephants, giraffes, camels, tigers, alligators, zebras, rhinos, goats and kid, two pairs of polar bears, and Noah and Naamah, all with two part ark, marked "Noah's Ark" and signed "T.Brown" to base of ark.

Ark 11 x 19 x 6 3/4 in.; Tallest animal 8 in.

From the Estate of the late Susan C. Frankenberg, Hillsborough, North Carolina

Tubby was born in 1929 in Jackson County, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a BA in History and went on to serve in the US Army during the Korean War. After returning to his hometown, Tubby and his brother co-owned Brown's Grocery Store for 35 years. Upon retiring, Tubby spent his time crafting. He began with bird houses and went on to create folk art assemblages including several variations of Noah's Ark, a devil's hot tub, and an angel's Christmas trees.

Small areas of paint loss to a few animals; glue residue visible to stands; small scattered areas of rust to metal.