Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Craft: Jewelry: Amazonia
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Amazonia 1999 Debbie Wetmore enamel, silver, found objects 10 x 10 x 1/2 in. (25.4 x 25.4 x 1.3 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor 2000.49 |
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“Amazonia itself is an exercise in organically blending enamel with the natural world.” Letter from the artist, 2003 |
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Debbie Wetmore made Amazonia using found objects such as earthenware, bone, shell, glass, wood, and horn. These elements were arranged to evoke a sense of the art of the native cultures of the Amazon basin. In among the natural materials Wetmore placed a spark plug and a lace bobbin to suggest a male and female element. |
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