Amazonia

Debbie Wetmore, Amazonia, 1999, enamel, precious metal, clay, bone, shell, stone, glass, wood, and horn, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2000.49
Debbie Wetmore, Amazonia, 1999, enamel, precious metal, clay, bone, shell, stone, glass, wood, and horn, 101012 in. (25.425.41.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2000.49

Artwork Details

Title
Amazonia
Date
1999
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
101012 in. (25.425.41.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of an anonymous donor
Mediums Description
enamel, precious metal, clay, bone, shell, stone, glass, wood, and horn
Classifications
Object Number
2000.49

Artwork Description

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.

Works by this artist (21 items)

David Haxton, Vertical and Receding Lines, 1974, 16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:30 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2011.15.2, © 1974, David Haxton
Vertical and Receding Lines
Date1974
16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:30 minutes
Not on view
David Haxton, Cutting Light and Dark Holes, from Sixteen Films, 1974, 16mm film on digital video, black and white, silent; 08:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2014.50.1.3, © 1974, David Haxton
Cutting Light and Dark Holes, from Sixteen Films
Date1974
16mm film on digital video, black and white, silent; 08:00 minutes
Not on view
David Haxton, Vertical and Receding Lines, from Sixteen Films, 1974, 16mm film on digital video, black and white, silent; 06:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2014.50.1.2, © 1974, David Haxton
Vertical and Receding Lines, from Sixteen Films
Date1974
16mm film on digital video, black and white, silent; 06:00 minutes
Not on view
David Haxton, Bringing Lights Forward, from Sixteen Films, 1970, 16mm film on digital video, black and white, silent; 04:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2014.50.1.1, © 1970, David Haxton
Bringing Lights Forward, from Sixteen Films
Date1970
16mm film on digital video, black and white, silent; 04:00 minutes
Not on view

More Artworks from the Collection

David Haxton, Vertical and Receding Lines, 1974, 16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:30 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2011.15.2, © 1974, David Haxton
Vertical and Receding Lines
Date1974
16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:30 minutes
Not on view
Hans Breder, Quanta, 1967, single-channel video, color, silent; 03:46 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2013.50.4, © 1967, Hans Breder
Quanta
Date1967
single-channel video, color, silent; 03:46 minutes
Not on view
Eureka
Date1974
16 mm Plus-X print, black and white, silent; 30:00 minutes
Not on view
Carolee Schneemann, Viet Flakes, 1965, 16mm film transferred to video, toned black & white, sound; 07:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.9, © 1965 Carolee Schneemann Foundation. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Viet Flakes
Date1965
16mm film transferred to video, toned black & white, sound; 07:00 minutes
Not on view