Untitled

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John McQueen, Untitled, 1988, ash willow and red osier, 19 3⁄8 x 18 x 13 3⁄4 in. (49.3 x 45.8 x 34.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 1997.41.4

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled
Artist
Date
1988
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
19 3⁄8 x 18 x 13 3⁄4 in. (49.3 x 45.8 x 34.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld
Mediums
Mediums Description
ash willow and red osier
Classifications
Object Number
1997.41.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.41.4

Artwork Description

In the middle to late 1980s, John McQueen built a number of double-walled baskets such as this. Woven from white ash and osier, or red willow, Untitled resembles the cross section of a living organ, an image that McQueen has strengthened by weaving a network of twigs around the basket to suggest roots or veins. The creative energy of nature and of the artist is equally visible in the dense interweaving of bark and twigs.

Works by this artist (45 items)

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Barbara Bosworth, Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River, 1995-1997, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Haluk and Elisa Soykan, 2008.2.36, © 1995-1997, Barbara Bosworth
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Artist
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Barbara Bosworth, Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River, 1995-1997, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Haluk and Elisa Soykan, 2008.2.39, © 1995-1997, Barbara Bosworth
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Artist
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Barbara Bosworth, Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River, 1995-1997, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Haluk and Elisa Soykan, 2008.2.32, © 1995-1997, Barbara Bosworth
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Artist
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Barbara Bosworth, Untitled, from the series Meadow, Carlisle, Massachusetts, 2003, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Haluk and Elisa Soykan, 2008.2.25, © 2003, Barbara Bosworth
Untitled, from the series Meadow, Carlisle, Massachusetts
Artist
Date2003
chromogenic print
Not on view

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