The Healing Machine

Emery Blagdon, The Healing Machine, ca. 1955-1986, mixed media, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment and gift of Dan Dryden, friend of Emery Blagdon, the Kohler Foundation, Inc., and John E. and Douglas O. Robson, from the Margaret Z. Robson Collection, VR.2014.49.GRP
Emery Blagdon, The Healing Machine, ca. 1955-1986, mixed media, dimensions variable, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment and gift of Dan Dryden, friend of Emery Blagdon, the Kohler Foundation, Inc., and John E. and Douglas O. Robson, from the Margaret Z. Robson Collection, VR.2014.49.GRP

Artwork Details

Title
The Healing Machine
Artist
Date
ca. 1955-1986
Location
Dimensions
dimensions variable
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment and gift of Dan Dryden, friend of Emery Blagdon, the Kohler Foundation, Inc., and John E. and Douglas O. Robson, from the Margaret Z. Robson Collection
Mediums Description
mixed media
Classifications
Highlights
Subjects
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — medicine
Object Number
VR.2014.49.GRP
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/VR.2014.49.GRP

Works by this artist (66 items)

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Emery Blagdon, The Healing Machine, ca. 1955-1986, mixed media, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment and gift of Dan Dryden, friend of Emery Blagdon, the Kohler Foundation, Inc., and John E. and Douglas O. Robson, from the Margaret Z. Robson Collection, VR.2014.49.GRP
The Healing Machine
Artist
Dateca. 1955-1986
mixed media
On view
Emery Blagdon, Untitled (Individual element of the Healing Machine), ca. 1955-1986, steel, popsicle sticks, paper, tape, and foil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dan Dryden, friend of Emery Blagdon, 2015.46.13
Untitled (Individual element of the Healing Machine)
Artist
Dateca. 1955-1986
steel, popsicle sticks, paper, tape, and foil
On view
Emery Blagdon, Untitled (Individual element from the Healing Machine), ca. 1955-1986, paint and wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dan Dryden, friend of Emery Blagdon, 2015.46.6
Untitled (Individual element from the Healing Machine)
Artist
Dateca. 1955-1986
paint and wood
On view
Emery Blagdon, Untitled (Individual element from The Healing Machine), ca. 1955-1986, wire, copper wire, tin foil, paper tape, and plastic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2015.15.7
Untitled (Individual element from The Healing Machine)
Artist
Dateca. 1955-1986
wire, copper wire, tin foil, paper tape, and plastic
On view

Exhibitions

Media - 1970.353.1-.116 - SAAM-1970.353.1-.116_9 - 127238
Galleries for Folk and Self-Taught Art
October 21, 2016–January 31, 2030
Smithsonian American Art Museum
SAAM’s collection of folk and self-taught art represents the powerful vision of America’s untrained and vernacular artists.

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