House

Copied Russell Gillespie, House, ca. 1972, wood with leather and string, 18 1⁄4 x 19 1⁄4 x 8 5⁄8 in. (46.2 x 48.9 x 21.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.249

Artwork Details

Title
House
Artist
Date
ca. 1972
Location
Dimensions
18 1⁄4 x 19 1⁄4 x 8 5⁄8 in. (46.2 x 48.9 x 21.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
wood with leather and string
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
Object Number
1986.65.249
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.249

Artwork Description

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.