Green Apple

Flora C. Mace, Joey Kirkpatrick, Green Apple, 1994, glass, 16 141514 34 in. (41.338.237.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1995.16.1

Artwork Details

Title
Green Apple
Date
1994
Dimensions
16 141514 34 in. (41.338.237.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
Mediums
Mediums Description
glass
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — fruit — apple
Object Number
1995.16.1

Artwork Description

Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora Mace hope their fruit sculptures inspire people to appreciate everyday objects. To build up the realistic color in Green Apple and Pear, they sifted crushed colored glass onto the blown form while it was still hot, creating layers of tone and texture. In the Zanfirico fruit, thin canes of glass were fused onto the surface of blown glass to create delicate spirals of pattern that stand out against the clear form.

Works by this artist (35 items)

Rosalie Gwathmey, Two Children Coloring, 1950s, vintage gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey A. Lichtenberg in honor of his parents Laura and Harold Lichtenberg, 1999.97.18
Two Children Coloring
Date1950s
vintage gelatin silver print
Not on view
Rosalie Gwathmey, Man Plowing and Scarecrow, 1940, vintage gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey A. Lichtenberg in honor of his parents Laura and Harold Lichtenberg, 1999.97.10
Man Plowing and Scarecrow
Date1940
vintage gelatin silver print
Not on view
Rosalie Gwathmey, Women Hanging Tobacco, 1940s, vintage gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey A. Lichtenberg in honor of his parents Laura and Harold Lichtenberg, 1999.97.12
Women Hanging Tobacco
Date1940s
vintage gelatin silver print
Not on view

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