Fish

Felipe Archuleta, Fish, 1974, carved and painted tree limb and plywood, wood pulp, and adhesive, 7 1⁄2 x 26 1⁄8 x 8 1⁄4 in. (18.9 x 66.5 x 21.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.230

Artwork Details

Title
Fish
Artist
Date
1974
Location
Dimensions
7 1⁄2 x 26 1⁄8 x 8 1⁄4 in. (18.9 x 66.5 x 21.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved and painted tree limb and plywood, wood pulp, and adhesive
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — fish
Object Number
1986.65.230
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.230

Artwork Description

Felipe Archuleta began by carving animals around his home in New Mexico such as rabbits, sheep, and burros. The more exotic animals came later and were inspired by images he saw in National Geographic magazine. (Nancy Schraffenberger, “A Natural Talent,” Guideposts, March 1987) Archuleta was both pleased and dismayed by the attention he received for his carvings. Although he enjoyed having his work praised, the growing orders for animals restricted the subject matter of his carvings and kept him working constantly. (Lynette I. Rhodes, American Folk Art From the Traditional to the Naïve, 1978)

Works by this artist (162 items)

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Mingering Mike, Joseph War & Friend: "AS HIGH AS THE SKY", 1972, mixed media 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, 2013.8.48, © Mingering Mike
Joseph War & Friend: ​“AS HIGH AS THE SKY”
Artist
Date1972
mixed media on paperboard
Not on view
Mingering Mike, ATLANTIC: SIMPLY DYNAMIC THE BIG DYNAMIC "D" (A), 1970, ink and marker 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, 2013.8.70.1, © Mingering Mike
ATLANTIC: SIMPLY DYNAMIC THE BIG DYNAMIC ​“D” (A)
Artist
Date1970
ink and marker on paperboard
Not on view
Mingering Mike, HOME COMING / "BUT WHEN YOU DRINK,", 1972, mixed media 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, 2013.8.44, © Mingering Mike
HOME COMING / ​“BUT WHEN YOU DRINK,”
Artist
Date1972
mixed media on paperboard
Not on view
Mingering Mike, A MINGER PRODUCTION: DON'T TRY AND TA TAKE IT ALL IN / SHE LOOKED INTO MY EYES, 1970, mixed media on paper and found 45 rpm acetate record, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.6R-V, © Mingering Mike
A MINGER PRODUCTION: DON’T TRY AND TA TAKE IT ALL IN / SHE…
Artist
Date1970
mixed media on paper and found 45 rpm acetate record
Not on view

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