Coral Tesserae

Jamie Bennett, Coral Tesserae, 1984, enameled copper, fine silver, and black chrome on sterling silver, 9 × 5 × 12 in. (22.9 × 12.7 × 1.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Donna Schneier and Leonard Goldberg, 2015.59

Artwork Details

Title
Coral Tesserae
Date
1984
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 × 5 × 12 in. (22.9 × 12.7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Donna Schneier and Leonard Goldberg
Mediums Description
enameled copper, fine silver, and black chrome on sterling silver
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — accessory — jewelry
Object Number
2015.59

Artwork Description

Jamie Bennett was one of a number of artists who revitalized and revolutionized traditional enameling techniques during the 1980s. He is known for his deep engagement with material and process and innovative use of opaque colors. By removing the visible metal supports normally found in enameling, he achieves a free-form, painterly effect resulting in an enameled surface rich with abstract, fragmented imagery.

Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019

Works by this artist (162 items)

Mingering Mike, MERCY: "DIG IT" / WELL SHE LOVE'S ME, MINGERING MIKE & HIS FRACTURED SOUL BAND, ca. 1972 - 1975, ink and marker on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.85.2, © Mingering Mike
MERCY: DIG IT” / WELL SHE LOVE’S ME, MINGERING MIKE & HIS…
Dateca. 1972 - 1975
ink and marker on paper
Not on view
Mingering Mike, Gold Pot Records: MINGERING MIKE: SWEET WOMAN OF MINE, ca. 1972, ink, marker, crayon, and paint on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.110, © Mingering Mike
Gold Pot Records: MINGERING MIKE: SWEET WOMAN OF MINE
Dateca. 1972
ink, marker, crayon, and paint on paperboard
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2016.11 - SAAM-2016.11_6 - 124929
Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
November 13, 2015March 6, 2022
Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.

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City is Man
Date1941-1952
linocut
Not on view
Claire Falkenstein, Untitled, 1976, embossed paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.18, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
Untitled
Date1976
embossed paper
Not on view
Claire Falkenstein, Mandala, 1977, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.19, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
Mandala
Date1977
lithograph
Not on view
Nathan Oliveira, Site with Blue and White, 1978, monotype, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Moses Lasky, 2004.32.14
Site with Blue and White
Date1978
monotype
Not on view