Raft

William Morris, Raft, 1997, glass with steel stand, 17 x 19 x 10 in. (43.2 x 48.3 x 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Colleen and John Kotelly, 1999.78

Artwork Details

Title
Raft
Artist
Date
1997
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
17 x 19 x 10 in. (43.2 x 48.3 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Colleen and John Kotelly
Mediums Description
glass with steel stand
Classifications
Subjects
  • Fantasy — animal
  • Architecture — boat — raft
  • Skeleton
Object Number
1999.78
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.78

Artwork Description

Although my work is shaped by the influences of contemporary life and technology, it contemplates fragments from the past; reinventing the narrative of the hunt, stories and rituals which continue to live on in the artifacts which remain. -- William Morris

Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019

Works by this artist (1036 items)

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William H. Johnson, Portrait of a Man, ca. 1935-1938, oil on burlap, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.814
Portrait of a Man
Artist
Dateca. 1935-1938
oil on burlap
On view
William H. Johnson, Breakdown with Flat Tire, ca. 1940-1941, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.587
Breakdown with Flat Tire
Artist
Dateca. 1940-1941
oil on plywood
On view
William H. Johnson, Young Pastry Cook, ca. 1928-1930, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.693
Young Pastry Cook
Artist
Dateca. 1928-1930
oil on canvas
On view
William H. Johnson, Little Sweet, 1944, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1076
Little Sweet
Artist
Date1944
oil on paperboard
On view

Exhibitions

Media - 2016.11 - SAAM-2016.11_6 - 124929
Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
November 13, 2015–March 6, 2022
Renwick Gallery
Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.