House

Copied Russell Gillespie, House, ca. 1972, wood with leather and string, 18 1419 148 58 in. (46.248.921.8 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
Date
ca. 1972
Dimensions
18 1419 148 58 in. (46.248.921.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums Description
wood with leather and string
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • Recreation — sport and play — swinging
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
Object Number
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.