Red Bud

Torin Richards, Red Bud, 1996, fabricated, cast, and oxidized sterling silver and glass beads, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in memory of Nancy Wardwell, 1998.64
Copied Torin Richards, Red Bud, 1996, fabricated, cast, and oxidized sterling silver and glass beads, clasped: 17 1861 34 in. (43.515.24.4 cm) unclasped: 2921 34 in. (73.75.14.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in memory of Nancy Wardwell, 1998.64

Artwork Details

Title
Red Bud
Date
1996
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
clasped: 17 1861 34 in. (43.515.24.4 cm) unclasped: 2921 34 in. (73.75.14.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist in memory of Nancy Wardwell
Mediums
Mediums Description
fabricated, cast, and oxidized sterling silver and glass beads
Classifications
Object Number
1998.64

Artwork Description

In Red Bud, Torin Richards shows how simple forms can enrich each other. She used a botanical illustration of a magnolia bud and a cluster of berries as a model. For the artist, the juxtaposition recalls poison berries, snow-covered branches, a thorn-bearing plant, as well as the gray of earth and sky in winter. She hopes that these recognizable forms will evoke personal associations in the viewer.