Artwork Details
- Title
- Figured Tulip Poplar Bowl
- Artist
- Date
- 1987
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 13 3⁄4 x 17 in. (35.0 x 43.2 cm) diam.
- Copyright
- © 1987, Philip C. Moulthrop
- Credit Line
- Gift of David S. Purvis and members of the American Art Forum
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- tulip poplar
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1988.9
Artwork Description
Philip Moulthrop is inspired by the patterns in leaves and the curves of branches and stems. He avoids carving or embellishing the surface of the wood, and prefers to emphasize what he calls the "richness of grain and figure" in native, southwestern woods. Here, Moulthrop has highlighted the swirling pale gold and deep brown tones of tulip poplar, a rare wood found in Georgia and the Southeast.
The acquisition of this artwork was made possible by the generosity of the American Art Forum.