Untitled

John McQueen, Untitled, 1992, yucca, 28 1⁄2 x 17 3⁄4 x 14 1⁄2 in. (72.4 x 45.2 x 14.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 1997.41.3

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled
Artist
Date
1992
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
28 1⁄2 x 17 3⁄4 x 14 1⁄2 in. (72.4 x 45.2 x 14.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld
Mediums
Mediums Description
yucca
Classifications
Object Number
1997.41.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.41.3

Artwork Description

Like many of John McQueen’s baskets, Untitled was woven around other pieces of wood used as forms. The rough-edged angularity of this piece evokes the aggressive plant from which the artist took his materials. McQueen further emphasizes this with areas of bristly and irregular plaiting.

Works by this artist (66 items)

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Steve Fitch, Sign, Highway 66, Sayre, Oklahoma, 1972, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.527, ©1972, Steve Fitch
Sign, Highway 66, Sayre, Oklahoma
Artist
Date1972
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Steve Fitch, Spaceship wallpaper in a bedroom in Yoder, eastern Wyoming, June 9, 1995, 1995, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by David S. Purvis, 2008.13.15, © 1995, Steve Fitch
Spaceship wallpaper in a bedroom in Yoder, eastern Wyoming,…
Artist
Date1995
chromogenic print
Not on view
Steve Fitch, Hallway view through a house in Ocate, eastern New Mexico, August 31, 1991, 1991, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by David S. Purvis, 2008.13.37, © 1991, Steve Fitch
Hallway view through a house in Ocate, eastern New Mexico,…
Artist
Date1991
chromogenic print
Not on view
Steve Fitch, Truckstop waitress, Highway 66, Gallup, New Mexico, 1972, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.521, ©1972, Steve Fitch
Truckstop waitress, Highway 66, Gallup, New Mexico
Artist
Date1972
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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