Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
"Ox Man" of Fernandina |
Object Name |
Art |
Description |
An artpeice displaying the local "Ox Man" of Fernandina. The cart and ground are done in by using a mixture of hatching and cross-hatching, while the man and ox are stippled. The "Ox Man" himself was actually a man named Arthur Simmons. A local hog farmer who would travel around Fernandina via his ox cart, collecting unused/thrown away food from the local restaurants to feed to his livestock. He was said to have been a kind gentleman who would always stop and speak to passersby as he rolled down the street. |
Object ID |
2022.017.001 |
Caption |
Arthur the "Ox Man" |
Search Terms |
Oxcart art Stippling Arthur The Ox Man |
Collection |
AIMH |
People |
Waas, Betty Feener Arthur the Ox Man Simmons, Arthur |
Subjects |
Ox "Ox Man" |