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
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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