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  Russell Gillespie, House, ca. 1972, wood with leather and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.249

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Russell Gillespie creates small wooden buildings inspired by the log cabin where he was born. The gnarled trees surrounding House are old tree roots that Gillespie found around his home in the mountains of North Carolina. He often includes figures and animals in his sculptures, and in this piece you can see a child playing on a rope swing.

Title

House

Artist

Russell Gillespie

Date

ca. 1972

Location

1. Smithsonian American Art Museum
2. Luce Foundation Center
3. 3rd Floor
4. 27A

Dimensions

18 ¹⁄₄ x 19 ¹⁄₄ x 8 ⁵⁄₈ in. (46.2 x 48.9 x 21.8 cm.)

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson

Mediums

wood

mixed media

iron

string

leather

Mediums Description

wood with leather and string

Classifications

Sculpture

Keywords

• Figure group
• Architecture Exterior – domestic – house

Object Number

1986.65.249

Palette

• #000000
• #4D280E
• #926347
• #D29A69
• #47484C

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