Anybody’s Journey

Kim Overstreet, Robin Kranitzky, Anybody's Journey, 1990, constructed, cut, carved, and glued balsa wood, silver, Micarta, copper, acrylic, polymer clay, glass beads, postcard fragments, and found objects, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Helen Williams Drutt English in honor of the birth of Allen Hubbard Hurdle, November 1, 1991, son of Robin Kranitzky and Allen Hurdle, 1991.198
Copied Robin Kranitzky, Kim Overstreet, Anybody's Journey, 1990, constructed, cut, carved, and glued balsa wood, silver, Micarta, copper, acrylic, polymer clay, glass beads, postcard fragments, and found objects, 3 1⁄4 x 3 1⁄4 x 7⁄8 in. (8.3 x 8.3 x 2.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Helen Williams Drutt English in honor of the birth of Allen Hubbard Hurdle, November 1, 1991, son of Robin Kranitzky and Allen Hurdle, 1991.198

Artwork Details

Title
Anybody’s Journey
Artists
Date
1990
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 1⁄4 x 3 1⁄4 x 7⁄8 in. (8.3 x 8.3 x 2.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Helen Williams Drutt English in honor of the birth of Allen Hubbard Hurdle, November 1, 1991, son of Robin Kranitzky and Allen Hurdle
Mediums
Mediums Description
constructed, cut, carved, and glued balsa wood, silver, Micarta, copper, acrylic, polymer clay, glass beads, postcard fragments, and found objects
Classifications
Subjects
  • State of being — phenomenon — surreal
  • Travel — land — automobile
  • Landscape — imaginary
  • Figure female — head
  • Animal — bird
  • Architecture — vehicle — automobile
Object Number
1991.198
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1991.198

Artwork Description

Robin Kranitzky and Kim Overstreet's brooch Anybody's Journey is made to look like a theatrical stage. The curtains are pulled back dramatically, offering a glimpse into the scene where spindle-legged crows pull a carriage in a landscape that hovers above a woman's superimposed face. The nightmarish fairy-tale imagery may represent a voyage through the darkest corners of the mind.