Bird House

Michael Peterson, Bird House, 1994, madrone, 9 3⁄4 x 6 x 4 3⁄4 in. (24.7 x 15.1 x 12.1 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), 2003.60.46

Artwork Details

Title
Bird House
Artist
Date
1994
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 3⁄4 x 6 x 4 3⁄4 in. (24.7 x 15.1 x 12.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995−−2003)
Mediums
Mediums Description
madrone
Classifications
Object Number
2003.60.46
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2003.60.46

Artwork Description

Michael Peterson hand carved this birdhouse to look like it emerged directly from nature, as a part of tree crafted by wind, rain, and animal activity. Peterson has been turning and carving wood on Lopez Island in Washington state since the late 1970s.


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Works by this artist (4 items)

Michael Peterson, White Stone Desert #2, 1988, maple burl, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George Peter Lamb and Lucy Scardino in memory of Natalie Rust Lamb, 1995.100.25
White Stone Desert #2
Artist
Date1988
maple burl
Not on view
Michael Peterson, Desert Cloud, 1988, maple burl, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jane and Arthur K. Mason on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 1996.98.8
Desert Cloud
Artist
Date1988
maple burl
Not on view
Michael Peterson, Bird House, 1994, madrone, 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), 2003.60.46
Bird House
Artist
Date1994
madrone
Not on view
Michael Peterson, Mesa, from the "Landscape Series", 1993, locust and india ink, 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), 2003.60.45
Mesa, from the ​“Landscape Series”
Artist
Date1993
locust and india ink
Not on view

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Ron Fleming, Desert Rose, 1996, madrone burl, 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), 2003.60.14
Desert Rose
Artist
Date1996
madrone burl
Not on view
Hugh E. McKay, Morata, 1997, madrone burl and pipestone, 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), 2003.60.39
Morata
Artist
Date1997
madrone burl and pipestone
Not on view
Marion Hildebrandt, Basket #81, 1993, ash, paper with madrone bark, wire, paint, stain, and thread, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman, 1998.122.13
Basket #81
Artist
Date1993
ash, paper with madrone bark, wire, paint, stain, and thread
Not on view
Christian Burchard, Basket Series, 1997, madrone, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John and Robyn Horn, 1998.2A-I
Basket Series
Artist
Date1997
madrone
Not on view