Floating Rim Bowl

Al Stirt, Floating Rim Bowl, 1988, myrtle burl, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George Peter Lamb and Lucy Scardino in memory of Natalie Rust Lamb, 1995.100.29
Al Stirt, Floating Rim Bowl, 1988, myrtle burl, 3 1⁄8 x 11 1⁄2 in. (8.0 x 29.3 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George Peter Lamb and Lucy Scardino in memory of Natalie Rust Lamb, 1995.100.29

Artwork Details

Title
Floating Rim Bowl
Artist
Date
1988
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 1⁄8 x 11 1⁄2 in. (8.0 x 29.3 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of George Peter Lamb and Lucy Scardino in memory of Natalie Rust Lamb
Mediums
Mediums Description
myrtle burl
Classifications
Object Number
1995.100.29
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1995.100.29

Artwork Description

Al Stirt encourages people to hold his functional vessels, believing that beautiful objects should be used in all aspects of everyday life. This bowl is turned from myrtle burl, an extremely hard, rare wood from the Northwest that has dense swirls of gray and brown grain. This vessel’s simple form and rough, carved detail highlight the dark, mottled grain of the myrtle burl.

Works by this artist (11 items)

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Charles Wellington Furlong, Hard Going on the Bog Lands of Tierra del Fuego, 1909, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1985.66.387,779
Hard Going on the Bog Lands of Tierra del Fuego
Artist
Date1909
oil on canvas
Not on view
Charles Wellington Furlong, Aanakin, 1908, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1985.66.387,773
Aanakin
Artist
Date1908
oil on canvas
Not on view
Charles Wellington Furlong, A Titan of the Patagonian Pampas, 1908, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,776
A Titan of the Patagonian Pampas
Artist
Date1908
oil on canvas
Not on view
Charles Wellington Furlong, Onas on the March, 1908, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,775
Onas on the March
Artist
Date1908
oil on canvas
Not on view