Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Craft: Wood: Bowl
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Bowl 1996 Oliver Hilliard Booth III turned and carved cherry 6 3/8 x 11 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (16.2 x 28.3 x 28.9 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, Curator-in-Charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995-2003) 2003.60.3 |
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| "Shaping the wood . . . gratifies my fascination with spatial form and line, grain, color and texture." Hilliard Booth, 1997 | |
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Hilliard Booth turned and sanded his vessels before applying designs in pencil. He meticulously carved the details into the wood with a fine tool, taking many hours to complete a single carving. Groups of tiny cutouts follow the same direction around the vessels: in African Dance they form a ribbon around the center, and in Bowl they flow down from the opening in textured waves. |
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